Sunny skies and warm today; A chance of showers and storms later on tonight

iWitness7 user "Anonymous" shares a photo of blue skies and bright sunshine in Harrison Township on Saturday, August 16, 2014.

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iWitness7 user "Anonymous" shares a photo of blue skies and bright sunshine in Harrison Township on Saturday, August 16, 2014.

Sunshine reigns brightly for the remainder of the afternoon with a high of 86 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Overnight, expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms with mostly cloudy skies. The low will fall around 67 degrees.

An unsettled pattern will continue through early this week, with showers and storms from Saturday night and possibly again tonight through Monday, the NWS said.

Morning showers and storms activities for Monday may cause isolated locally heavy rain and flooding, according to the NWS.

A few strong to severe storms are possible Monday afternoon into Monday evening with strong to damaging winds as the primary severe weather threats. A tornado cannot be ruled out, either.

Monday has an 80% chance of showers and storms throughout the day with a high of 81 degrees, followed by more rainy but gusty conditions and storms overnight with a low around 63 degrees.

Tuesday is much more dry and partly sunny. Highs will be in the lower to mid-70s.

Expect a partly cloudy overnight for Tuesday with cooler temperatures of 58 degrees.

A sunny sky strikes Wednesday with temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Wednesday night will be mostly clear and cool with a low falling around 60 degrees.

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