HOUSTON - A tropical wave (Invest 97L) off the African coast should become the season's first hurricane next week. It is extremely far from the US, but in about 10 days, it could become a concern.

The National Hurricane Center is also monitoring a tropical wave (Invest 96L) in the middle of the Atlantic that is struggling to stay organized.

Hit or Miss Storm Chances this Week

Storm coverage this week should be more than what we saw last week.

The upper-level wind flow is going to pull in some Gulf moisture and daytime heating should lead to scattered downpours. A few could produce lots of lightning and possibly some gusty winds.

The highest likelihood of storms to move through will be between about noon and 7 p.m. each day this week.

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