The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has highlighted a disturbance with a 70% chance of developing within the next two days over open central Atlantic waters.
As of Monday afternoon, disorganized showers and thunderstorms were east of an area of low pressure about 600 miles east of Bermuda.
Environmental conditions are still marginally favorable for further development, and an increase in thunderstorm activity could result in the formation of a short-lived tropical depression today.
The system is forecast to move northeastward around 10 mph, remaining over the open central Atlantic.
Regardless of development, by Tuesday, the system is expected to encounter higher wind shear and cooler waters that will prevent further development.
It will not impact the U.S. and it is not expected to become a tropical storm at this time.
The last time we did not have a named storm prior to July was back in 2014 when Tropical Storm Arthur formed on July 1.
