Although Charleston is a long way from the eye of Tropical Storm Isidore, the city’s weather has been among many in the southern part of the nation to feel its affects on the outside brim of the storm.

Formerly a hurricane, Tropical Storm Isidore made its way inland the past few days, causing a high powered storm to damage many southern Lousiana homes damage and causing recent overcast days in Charleston.

Dalias Price, local weather observer, said the cloudy, dreary days will not last because the storm is moving up the eastern seaboard.

However, Charleston may see overcast skies all weekend, but there is a very slim chance for rain over the weekend and, during that time, the tropical storm should follow a path up to the northeast toward northern Europe.

“We will not likely receive very much precipitation, if any,” he said.

Hurricane Isidore, which was orginally spotted on the west coast of Africa 10 days ago, reached winds of more than 100 mph, but once it moved inland and became a tropical storm, winds died down to 20 to 25 mph.

The storm still brought trouble inland in New Orleans, La., however, causing damaging floods.

The hurricane was right on time for hurricane season, September being one of the hot months for hurricanes to sweep through. Price said it was right on schedule like an old saying predicted.

“June too soon, July stand by, August look out must, September remember, October all over,” he said.

As the saying implies, Charleston has a glimpse of hope that the cloudy, overcast weather will pass with the hurricane season.