Delmarva will enjoy a sunny and comfortable day today with highs near 70 as high pressure settles in. Breezy and milder conditions arrive tonight into Wednesday, with temperatures climbing into the 70s before a cold front brings showers and a few possible thunderstorms Wednesday night into Thursday morning. After the system moves away, much warmer air builds in for the weekend and early next week, with widespread 80s and a few inland spots possibly reaching 90 by Monday.
Delmarva will see a fabulous day today with mostly sunny skies, highs around 70, and west-northwest winds gusting up to 25 mph. Tonight stays partly cloudy and mild with lows in the low 50s. Mother’s Day weekend begins seasonably, but showers and a few thunderstorms become possible late Saturday into Saturday evening before warmer, mostly dry weather arrives Sunday. More showers may return Sunday night into Monday, with another round of widespread rain possible Wednesday into Thursday.
Delmarva will enjoy a pleasant Friday with highs ranging from the upper 50s and low 60s along the coast to the mid and upper 60s inland and around the Mid-Shore. Clouds increase late today as weak low pressure approaches, bringing only a brief shower or sprinkle overnight. The weekend starts mostly cloudy with a slight coastal rain chance Saturday, then turns sunnier and breezy Sunday before a major warmup sends temperatures into the 70s and near 80 by Tuesday.
Sussex County will turn cooler and cloudier late Friday night, with showers becoming likely into Saturday as an onshore flow keeps the area breezy and seasonably chilly.
A mostly dry cold front Friday night will give way to cooler, drier and breezy conditions Saturday in Sussex County, increasing the risk of rapid fire spread.
Sussex County, Delaware, is expected to see a breezy late Friday night followed by a sunnier, much windier and drier Saturday, with gusts potentially reaching 30 to 40 mph.
Delmarva enjoys one more day of record-setting warmth today, with inland highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and cooler readings near the water. Gusty south winds, higher humidity, and increasing clouds will build through the afternoon before a threat for a few strong to severe storms develops this evening, mainly between 6 and 10 p.m. A strong cold front moves through late tonight into Thursday morning, bringing falling temperatures, gusty northwest winds, and much colder air to end the week.
Wind chills in the teens will linger across Delmarva today before a short-lived warmup Thursday, we are watching a potentially impactful winter storm late Saturday through Sunday.
Mostly sunny skies and gusty winds rule Wednesday and Thursday, then temperatures jump above average Friday and Saturday with increasing chances for showers.
High pressure keeps Delmarva cold and mainly dry through the weekend, with only a slight chance of precipitation late Saturday night before milder air arrives by midweek.
