First Alert Forecast: drier & warmer conditions underway

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nice to see you late this Thursday! Burgeoning high pressure will shrink rain and storm chances to 10% and 0% for Friday and Saturday, respectively, so sunscreen up and keep a green light on your beach, pool, or lake excursion.

Thursday and Friday nights ought to have uncharacteristically comfortable June conditions with lows near 60; a few inland backyards and farmsteads could sink deep into the 50s. With abundant sunshine in the forecast, temperatures will recover back to the 80s, to reiterate: keep your trip to the water intact! The surf has temperatures in the lower & middle 70s with a low to moderate rip current risk.

Thankfully, the Carolinas have no definable tropical storm threats through the period.

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