WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Temperatures will take us on a roller coaster ride this week with a toasty start and a chilly finish. Ahead of a cold front, expect Monday's highs in the lower and middle 80s; behind this potent front, midweek days will tilt cooler and even chillier 40s will return for overnight lows. October dryness will continue with slim and none rain odds throughout your First Alert Forecast.

The Carolinas face no definable tropical weather threats right now. Tuesday, Oct. 15, opens the last quarter of Hurricane Season and also marks the 70th anniversary of the devastating Cape Fear Hurricane Hazel. On the latest episode of Shootin' the Breeze: a sobering lookback on Hazel with a Channel 6 photographer who covered the infamous storm! See it at wect.com/stb or wherever you like to stream.

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