WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Great to see you on this Sunday. Your First Alert Forecast for Father’s Day features mostly sunny skies as a high pressure ridge that expands into the Carolinas. Highs will ping more seasonable temperatures with upper 80s compared to recent days, with overnight lows retreating to the 60s.

Be safe in and around the water. Sunday carries a moderate risk of rip currents with surf temperature just shy of 80 degrees.

The rest of the week will feature

In the tropics, Invest 90-L continues to churn off the east coast of the United States and will likely fail to develop. Meanwhile, an unnamed disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico holds medium development odds over the next week. Regardless of development, neither of the aforementioned systems pose a direct threat to the Carolinas.

Seasonable highs and low storm chances carry in to the official start of Summer Thursday. See the specifics in your seven-day forecast: http://webpubcontent.gray.tv/wect/MAXSevendayWECT.jpg

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