The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are inactive, so it's fair to ask: Can Texas can stand down early, even with two months left in hurricane season?

After days of struggles through the hostile deep Atlantic – barely holding on most of Thursday as a naked low-level cloud swirl – Gabrielle is staging a comeback today that should take it to hurricane strength before the weekend is out.

The National Hurricane Center has increased the odds that the eastern Atlantic tropical disturbance will develop into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Gabrielle. They put the chances of development over the next week in the high category.

The hostile upper winds and dry air that have been keeping Tropical Storm Gabrielle from organizing are slowly letting up, though the system hasn’t intensified yet.

Start your day with the latest weather news. The FOX Forecast Center is busy tracking the next area of concern in the Caribbean next week, as well as the remnants of Gordon as they try to re-develop.

Late summer heat doesn't end any time soon while tracking Tropical Storm Gabrielle and two other tropical waves in the Eastern Atlantic in your New Orleans weather forecast.

Although the tropics have quieted down in the Atlantic, there will be plenty of rain this week in, Volusia and Flagler.

Long Island can expect periods of light rain throughout the day Wednesday — the only day this week that is forecast for precipitation, the National Weather Service said. Wednesday’s rain comes as Tropical Depression Seven, which developed east of the Caribbean, is expected to become a Tropical Storm by nightfall.

Gabrielle is moving west-northwest at about 15 mph, located well east of the Caribbean. Expect little change in strength through the next couple of days, but the system could find more favorable conditions late this weekend and early next week, allowing for some strenghthening and it could become a hurricane as it nears Bermuda by Monday.