High pressure will keep Sussex County dry from early Wednesday through early Thursday, with pleasant conditions and a gradual warming trend underway.

Sussex County can expect a cooler Thursday with clouds, a few lingering showers early and another brief shower possible during the afternoon before drier weather settles in Thursday night.

Sussex County, Delaware, and the Ocean City, Maryland, area can expect showers and isolated thunderstorms late Wednesday evening into early Thursday, followed by cooler, cloudy conditions Thursday.

Today stays below average across Delmarva with partly sunny skies, highs in the upper 30s to low 40s, and a cold east-northeast wind off the ocean keeping conditions raw. Tonight turns partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. The chill lingers Thursday before a warmer trend arrives Friday, the first day of spring, with highs near 60. Even warmer air builds in for the weekend, pushing temperatures into the 60s Saturday and low 70s inland Sunday before showers and cooler air return early next week.

A strong cold front will turn late-night rain into a chilly, wind-whipped Thursday at the Sussex County beaches and in Ocean City, with only a brief chance for wet snow before precipitation ends.

Dense fog is expected near the Delaware beaches late Wednesday, with mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers lingering through late Thursday.