WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Through Monday, your First Alert Forecast opens with increasing odds for showers, downpours, and waterspouts; these elements will either drift up from the south or in off the ocean, so keep an eye to those directions and your WECT Weather App as you go about your plans!
In the deep tropics, new storm development is trending a bit more likely with a disturbance called Invest 97-L in the week ahead. Threats to North America from this item, if any, would not likely materialize until next week, at the earliest. The next storm name on the 2025 Atlantic list is Erin.
Regardless of whether the tropics get spicy, temperatures will likely do so this week. After starting mainly in the lower 80s, expect daily highs to loft into the upper 80s and lower 90s for the middle and latter parts. Wilmington has not officially registered a high in the 90s since August 1…