Poor Danny. All this talk of a hurricane barrelling toward New England, and he will likely be something far less impressive by the time he arrives.

“He’s forecast to remain pretty much a minimal tropical storm before he undergoes transition,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Hayes said. “He’s having a very hard time getting going.”

What it means for Maine is a variation of the same old thing: The storm is expected to bring little drama but a lot of rain as it speeds through Saturday morning and afternoon.

“We’re looking at maybe two or three inches,” Hayes said.

A week ago, a petering Hurricane Bill brought people out to coastal areas to watch the effects on tides. Hayes expects less of that as tropical storm Danny races through.

For one thing, it will be raining all day, not crisp and clear like it was last weekend.

For another, Danny is expected to move through far off the coast.

“There will be rough seas, but I don’t think it will be as strong as when Bill went by,” Hayes said.

In Maine, the rain is expected in the early morning and will likely last into Saturday night, he said. There might be leftover rain on Sunday, but the forecast after that is favorable, unless you happen to dread the approach of the next season.

“The beginning of next week looks cooler and drier,” Hayes said. “Maybe a little touch of fall.”