When I got out of bed and switched on the news this morning I was greated with weather radar image showing this year's first tropical depression threatening to become the first tropical storm to affect us this year.
Right now it's over Western Cuba and heading into the Gulf of Mexico. As these are pretty warm waters it has real potential to become the first named tropical storm of the year. Even if it doesn't develop further it promises to give us some substantial rain late this weekend.
I just hope this doesn't turn out to be another heavy hurricane season. We need a break.