Could Tropical Storm Patty form this weekend?

As we head into the final month of hurricane season, AccuWeather is forecasting one to three more named storms this year.

However, AccuWeather also warns that tropical development could continue beyond November, with the possibility of activity in December, something not seen since Tropical Storm Olga formed in December 2007.

“We've been saying since the beginning of hurricane season, even way back when we put out our first forecast in March, that we thought the end of hurricane season (in November) could be quite active,” AccuWeather senior hurricane expert Alex said DaSilva. “That’s what we’re still thinking at the moment.”

The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring a tropical depression in the southwest Caribbean Sea that could strengthen into a tropical storm in the coming week.

Could Tropical Storm Patty be on the horizon?

Tropical Storm Patty? Tropical system has a 50 percent chance of formation

A widespread low pressure area is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in the coming days. Gradual development is possible thereafter, with the possibility of a tropical depression forming by the weekend or early next week as the system drifts generally north or northwest over the central or western Caribbean Sea.

Chance of creation in the next 7 days: Medium, 50%
Chance of creation in the next 48 hours: Low, close to 0%.

It is still unclear whether the system will have a direct or indirect impact on Texas.

How many storms were recorded in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season?

Forecasts earlier in the season had warned of a particularly active season, predicting 17 to 24 named storms, of which eight to 13 had the potential to become hurricanes.

So far, the 2024 season has produced 15 named storms, 10 of which developed into hurricanes, including four major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.