CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Friday will tack on yet another day to our 90-degree day streak before an approaching cold front brings changes over the weekend. Expect cooler conditions by Sunday with an unsettled, stormy weather pattern returning. In the meantime, the track of Florence remains uncertain but will bear close watching.

• Friday will be around 90 degrees before a cold front.
• Cooler conditions will come Sunday.
• A stormy weather pattern also returns. 

The hot and fairly dry forecast we've dealt with day after day will persist for another day before finally breaking down. Expect another day in the low 90s for many Friday with minimal chances for showers and storms.

The cold front will begin sagging south into the region late Saturday, bringing a slightly better chance for afternoon scattered storms Saturday afternoon. We'll feel a small cool down Sunday as highs return to near average in the low to mid 80s coupled with abundant cloud cover and a greater chance for showers and storms.

An unsettled weather pattern will continue across North Carolina next week, where we will be watching Florence closely. Now down to tropical storm status, Florence will again strengthen into a major hurricane by early next week as it moves into warmer waters near Bermuda. While the actual degree of interaction with the East Coast remains uncertain so far, expect larger ocean swells and an increasing rip current risk across the North Carolina coast by this weekend and into next week.