WE ARE TRACKING A SUNNY END TO THE WEEK

TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL

NICE WEEKEND AHEAD

SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK

Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and warm. Highs 69-85. Winds southwest 10-20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, increasing clouds late and mild. Lows 60-65. Winds southwest 5-10 mph.

Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy, breezy and warm. Highs 68-83. Winds southwest 10-20 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 4' to 6' and water temperatures are in the mid 50s at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. The Rivers and Sounds are in the mid 50s and will be choppy, increasing to rough on Friday. Winds will be from the southwest 15-20 knots, increasing to 20-25 knots at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. High tide is at 10:03am and low tide is at 3:54pm.

Weather Summary:

We are tracking high pressure in the StormTrack 12 Weather Center. The high will remain in place across for Friday. This will close out the week on a warm note and plenty of sunshine for eastern Carolina. A cold front will curl across northern Virginia into a low in the southern Appalachians and then across the Bluegrass State to another low in the Ozarks. This will help with breezy conditions again. Highs will be in the low to mid 70s at the beaches and mid to upper 80s inland.

The cold front to the north will drift south into the northern edges of North Carolina Friday night. The Ozark low will lift north and drag the front back north as a warm front. You will see a mostly clear evening, but some clouds will increase overnight. Temperatures will remain mild. Lows will be in the low to mid 60s inland and along the coast.

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 70s Sunday, mid to upper 60s Monday and Tuesday, low to mid 60s Wednesday and Thursday. Lows will be in the low 60s Saturday night, mid 50s Sunday night and Monday night, mid 40s Tuesday night through Thursday 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.