Nice Thursday weather...

Highs today will warm into the lower side of the 80s in most spots with lots of sun. If you enjoy the warmth, soak it i, because big changes are coming.

A sharp cold front will slide through tomorrow with only a quick-moving band of some clouds. Highs in many spots tomorrow will likely be in the 70s.

By Saturday morning, most Piedmont spots should be in the 40s, and then highs Saturday and Sunday will struggle to make it up into the low to mid 60s.

The chilliest mornings will be Sunday and Monday morning when upper 30s and lower 40s are likely in many Piedmont locations.

The first snowflakes of the season will fly up in parts of the mountains of the Virginias, and I can't even rule out a snowflake or two in the highest of locations in NW NC.

Highs will gradually warm back up through the 70s next work week.

Tropics...

Ophelia will continue to lift generally north and will track a little east of Bermuda, likely as a hurricane, this weekend.

Philippe will head to the northwest, but then a bend back to the west is likely in the medium range as strong ridging sets up north of the system over the Atlantic. We will see how strong that ridging remains in the longer term.