WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Stay alert Monday, and be prepared to seek shelter for possible severe weather watches and warnings from the National Weather Service. Even in between scattered showers, storms, and squalls, your First Alert Forecast is bumpy with southwest winds regularly gusting to the 30s, 40s and 50s mph.
Storm coverage is ticking up here in the 8 o’clock hour. As of this post, all activity is sub-severe. Hopefully the day’s a dud from that standpoint, but please keep an eye to the sky and your WECT Weather App in case. The severe risk should be done by sunset, which is awesome. pic.twitter.com/n2aaPUf7Og
— Gannon Medwick (@medwick) March 16, 2026
Monday night will have no further storm threat, thankfully, but winds will remain boisterous with cold temps pouring in from the northwest. Have your coat ready for 30s St. Patrick’s Day morning, keep a sweatshirt for 50s Tuesday afternoon, and prepare to give your sensitive plants a little extra TLC for lows approaching 30 Tuesday night.
This cold front is bringing strong winds, strong showers, and strong storms. Stands to reason it’ll bring a strong chill-down, too! pic.twitter.com/eSKqZtz8po
— Gannon Medwick (@medwick) March 16, 2026
Look for readings to rebound nicely toward Friday, the first day of spring.
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