Clear skies late Wednesday evening will turn into a cooler, partly sunny Thursday for Sussex County’s beach towns, with a wetter pattern expected to arrive Friday into the weekend.

Mostly cloudy skies and near-normal temperatures are expected from late Wednesday evening through late Thursday evening, with only a small chance of brief flurries or sprinkles, especially on Christmas Day.

Warm, sticky air will dominate Delaware’s beaches and Ocean City, Md., midweek, with scattered storms Wednesday into Thursday before slightly drier conditions arrive.

Sussex County’s beaches through Ocean City, Md., will see warm and muggy conditions into Thursday, with scattered storms possible as a cold front moves through.

High pressure offshore will bring dry, hazy, and seasonably warm conditions to Delaware’s beach towns through late Wednesday before unsettled weather approaches later in the week.

After a stormy Saturday morning, Sussex County beach towns will see improving conditions through Sunday with dry, breezy weather expected into early Monday.

Light rain will continue into Wednesday with periods of steady showers and a chance for thunderstorms, especially across southern Delaware, keeping temperatures cooler through midweek.

A soaking rain event will continue from early Tuesday through early Thursday, with multiple rounds of showers and storms expected along the Delaware coast.

Beachgoers in Sussex County can look forward to a clear and seasonable weekend from early Saturday through late Sunday, with mild temperatures, breezy conditions, and no rain in sight.

A brief period of dry, warm weather will give way to showers and a cold front moving through Sussex County late Friday, with elevated allergy levels and moderate air quality concerns persisting.