WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Great to see you on this Friday. Heat index values will push 105 for your Friday and potentially, Saturday, too. Air temperatures ought to ping the middle and upper 90s inland, and upper 80s to lower 90s near the coast. Speaking of the coast, stay vigilant in and around the water as there is an elevated rip current risk, amid the inviting 83-degree surf. Rain chances will be very low and friendly for your plans early on; higher odds for drought-denting downpours ought to develop later in the holiday weekend and next week.

In the tropics, Hurricane Beryl continues to track toward Gulf of Mexico. Direct impacts in Texas are likely by the second half of the weekend. Invest 96-L has slim odds to develop but will likely pack a double whammy of heavy rains & gusty storms to the Yucatan Peninsula & Greater Antilles.

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