A brief period of wintry weather affects Sussex County and Delaware beach communities late Friday night before precipitation ends and colder, quieter conditions settle in Saturday.

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.

A calm and seasonably cool stretch settles in from early Friday morning through early Saturday, with lighter northwest winds and dry conditions along the Sussex County coastline.

From Wednesday morning through early Friday, Sussex County beach towns will experience cooler-than-normal conditions, with sunshine giving way to clouds and a chance for late showers.

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 keep coastal Sussex County dry and warm through early Thursday, but an approaching cold front could bring showers and thunderstorms by Friday.

A stretch of warmer, breezy weather will give way to increasing clouds and a chance for showers and storms across Sussex County's beach communities by late Tuesday.

This week, Delmarva will experience an unsettled weather pattern with multiple systems bringing showers, thunderstorms, and temperature swings, with conditions varying significantly depending on the movement of associated cold and warm fronts.