First Alert Forecast: warmer, muggier

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast features warmer temperatures through Wednesday. Expect highs mainly in the middle and upper 80s; a couple of mainland spots may get a notch or two higher while Cape Fear beaches ought to be a few degrees cooler.

Fires in Quebec - and several other Canadian provinces - continue to be very efficient smoke producers. Most of the smoke that reaches the Cape Fear Region will be aloft, so hazy skies, odd tints to sunrises and sunsets, etc. are likely to be the main impacts from this situation. pic.twitter.com/FCowBUPz6S
— Gannon Medwick (@medwick) June 6, 2023

You may notice an uptick in humidity; some of this moisture will roll into some modest shower and storm chances, like 20% tonight, 30% Wednesday, and 50% Wednesday night. The risk for severe weather is marginal and mainly relegated to isolated damaging wind gusts. Highs fall back into the upper 70s with leftover showers. Look for another warming trend for Friday into the weekend. Plenty of June sunshine will push highs deep into the 80s.

Distant tropical or subtropical storm development is possible, though unlikely, this week. pic.twitter.com/BvY2QPeKfU
— Gannon Medwick (@medwick) June 5, 2023

On the tropical weather front: a disturbance near the Azores Islands, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, carries low odds for tropical or subtropical storm development within the next two to seven days. This feature would pose no threat to North America in any case.

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