Weather

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Good Thursday to you! Your First Alert Forecast opens with a partly cloudy Thursday in the Cape Fear Region. Odds for pop-up showers will be slimmer than previous days and the drier skies will help sponsor a warm-up with high temperatures near 80 or in the lower 80s in most cases. In the surf: note a low to moderate rip current risk, two-to-three-foot breakers, and water temperatures near 80 or in the lower 80s.