There's now a 40% chance for a tropical or subtropical depression forming near Florida by the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Florida is in for a wet weekend as the chances that a tropical system will develop continue to climb. The National Hurricane Center raised the likelihood of development for a potential system near the northeast coast of Florida to 60% in the next seven days - up from 40% the day before - and for the first time gave the system a 20% chance of strengthening in the next day or two.

An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along a weakening frontal boundary near Florida or the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States on Friday or Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said in its 2 p.

America's birthday is on Friday. Are banks and stock markets closed? Will there be mail delivery? What about UPS and FedEx? What to know.

While most banking and mail services will halt for Independence Day, some stores will be open at normal or reduced hours.

Some celebrations will begin early in the day so make sure and check out our 4th of July guide. For others, the 4th of July could be a great day to do errands. But being a holiday, are the banks open?