A little cooler today....

A cold front has dropped to our south, and highs today will be in the low and mid 80s for much of the foothills and piedmont. There will be a chance for a few showers and storms, but it now appears the rain today will not be very widespread.

Tonight will be pleasant with lows well down into the 60s, and then tomorrow looks fantastic with 80s for highs under a partly cloudy sky.

A few storms will work back into the region later Saturday, and Sunday looks unsettled right now with good shower and storm chances.

Dorian...

Tropical Storm Dorian is a little stronger this morning. It is a compact system, and that is helping it battle some fairly dry air out ahead of it over the Atlantic.

No real changes to my thinking here. Dorian should continue on a track a little north of due west for the next 5-7 days, probably tracking a little north of the northeast Caribbean islands.

I think odds are this winds up fairly close to the Turks and Caicos Islands and maybe the Bahamas by the middle of next week, and from there, we could see this make a run at the US.

Again though... this is a long, long way from the US... plenty of time to watch and for changes.