WE ARE TRACKING ABOVE NORMAL WEEKEND TEMPERATURES

A SLIGHT WEEKEND SHOWER CHANCE

BETTER RAIN CHANCE MONDAY

COOLER EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK

Saturday: Partly cloudy, breezy and pleasant. Highs 73-82. Winds south 10-15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear and mild. Lows 61-66. Winds southwest 5-15 mph.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, isolated shower and warm. Highs 71-80. Winds west 5-10 mph.

Tropical Forecast: The Hurricane Season has ended until June 1, 2023. There are no areas in the Atlantic Basin where tropical cyclone development is expected over the next five days. We are tracking the tropics to keep you alert to the severe weather danger.

Marine Forecast: Small Craft Advisory until 8am Sunday. Seas will be 3' to 7' and water temperatures are in the upper 50s at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. The Rivers and Sounds are in the low 60s and will have a moderate chop, increasing to rough on Saturday. Winds will be from the southwest 15 knots, increasing to 15-25 knots at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. High tide is at 10:51am and low tide is at 4:37pm.

Weather Summary:

We are tracking low pressure in the StormTrack 12 Weather Center. The low will lift into northern Michigan on Saturday and draw the warm front well north of our area. A trailing cold front will move across the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians. As this get close to us, you will see a partly cloudy day and there is a 20 percent chance for some isolated showers. Highs will be in the upper 60d to low 70s at the beaches and upper 70s to low 80s inland.

StormTrack 12 meteorologists are tracking a front offshore on Sunday and a high settles across the region. The high will help with a mostly sunny close to the weekend. The front will slow or stall to our south as it curls back into a low along the Texas coast.

The stalled front will be just south of our area on Monday. You will see a low off the North Carolina coast to start the week. There is a slight chance for showers as the front will be near the region under mostly clouds skies.

A trailing or secondary cold front will move through and be offshore for Tuesday. There is a 20 percent at showers for the region.

High pressure will again settle into the region for Wednesday. You can expect mostly sunny skies and cooler temperatures.

The high will be centered over the region on Thursday. You can expect another mostly sunny day for the area.

Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s Monday through Friday. Lows will be near 60 Sunday night and mid 40s to low 50s Monday night through Friday night.

You can always get the latest forecast and weather information on NewsChannel 12, wcti12.com, the StormTrack 12 weather app and our social media on Facebook and Twitter.

Our normal high 67, low 43.