The National Hurricane Center increased its odds that a tropical system could develop near Florida late this week or early next week as forecasters expect a wet July 4 weekend for South Florida.

Widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue for Northeast Florida and the peninsula into early next week.

The Fourth of July looks pretty wet overall for the state of Florida, especially the peninsula,” AccuWeather’s Alex DaSilva said earlier this week, and that’s the attitude weather officials are adopting with as the National Hurricane Center reports a 40% chance of tropical development along a front stuck over the Sunshine State.