Parts of the region are getting some showers and thunderstorms this morning as a cold front approaches the region. Sunny skies and cooler weather will follow as we await the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay.

Northern Baltimore and Harford counties seemed to be getting the showers at the moment, as this radar loop indicates (or does as I post it; things will change as the day goes on). The lightning detectors at Brooklyn Park Weather don't seem to be showing any lightning with that shower, however.

The forecast says the cold front will sag down out of PA and settle somewhere to the south of the Baltimore region. That will drop our daytime highs into the upper 70s for the rest of the week. That's cool for Baltimore at this time of year, continuing the cool trend for the month. Until that happens, though, we may see a high today well into the 80s - maybe the upper 80s this afternoon. With the showers around, and the frontal passage, we'll also have plenty of clouds.

The next event on the horizon that has forecasters scratching their heads is the fate of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay. The old girl is still spitting and spinning down in southern Mississippi. But she's getting ready to change course and head our way.

Forecasters and their computer models disagree over her exact path. Some say the bulk of the rain will drift north and east along the west side of the Appalachians. Other think the low will split, with some of the rain moving up the west side of the mountains, with another low  moving toward the Atlantic coast. That's what would bring us some badly needed rain.

Here (and at left) is AccuWeather.com's take on the rain.

For now, the folks at Sterling are putting our rain chances at 30 to 40 percent for the Wednesday-to-Friday period.

Speaking of Fay rains, here's a roundup of some of the rain totals reported from stations across the South. Pretty impressive.