Here comes the heat....

Our respite from heat officially comes to an end around the region today. Highs will return to the lower 90s in most areas with a partly sunny sky. While a few isolated showers are possible, most places will remain dry.

Tomorrow will be hotter still with highs in the mid 90s for most. The possibility of a few afternoon storms will also be with us.

Highs Thursday will warm into the mid to even upper 90s in spots, and I expect scattered afternoon storms as our next cold front inches closer. That front will move in here Friday and give us good shower and storm chances.

Our weekend forecast will hinge on the southward progress of that cold front. As it stands now, it looks like the front will try to push into South Carolina this weekend, meaning the rain chance in North Carolina will be pretty low. Highs over the weekend look to be in the low to mid 90s.

Tropics...

TD 4 strengthened to Tropical Storm Colin as of the 5am advisory today. The system is in an environment that is supportive of slow strengthening over the next couple of days, although Colin will likely remain shy of hurricane strength. Thereafter, shear will likely increase, at least temporarily ending the strengthening potential.

As far as track, a general bend to the west-northwest or northwest should occur in several days, but questions arise thereafter. At this point, I would still say anybody from the Bahamas to Bermuda needs to keep an eye on this one, including the southeast US coast.

**Be sure and check out the video above for lots of talk about Colin.**