Forecasters Say Tropical Storm Could Develop Over the Next Week

A tropical system is showing ’signs of organization' hundreds of miles to the west of West Africa, say US weather forecasters.

A map released by the US National Hurricane Center on Aug. 10, 2025, shows an area of disturbance that has a 90 percent develop into a tropical storm or hurricane over the next seven days. NHC

U.S. weather forecasters are keeping watch on a developing tropical storm that could develop into a tropical storm over the next week or so.

A forecast released Sunday by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) shows that an area of disturbance currently located over the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Africa has a 90 percent chance of forming into a named tropical storm over the next seven days.