The first hurricane of the season will probably form in the Atlantic later this week, potentially strengthening into a major Category 3 storm north of the Caribbean Islands. After emerging from Africa this past weekend, a tropical disturbance is forecast to bring rough weather to the Cabo Verde Islands into Monday.

Atlantic hurricane season is about to hit its stride. August through mid-September is historically the most active stretch of the season, and while there have been a handful of short-lived named storms,

It has been given a 90% chance for development over the next two to seven days by the National Hurricane Center.