The National Hurricane Center said July 16 it is continuing to monitor an area of low pressure moving across Florida toward the Gulf.

The Tampa Bay area can expect a 70% chance of rain Wednesday as the eastern edge of the system passes overhead.

Florida is heading straight into the most dangerous stretch of hurricane season — and experts are warning it’s time to prepare. With 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes forecasted for the 2025 Atlantic season,

The showers and storms are all connected to a tropical disturbance that is very disorganized. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has a 40% chance of development in the next few days. That chance for a tropical depression is low because of the limited time the area of disturbed weather will be over water.

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a system off Florida’s Atlantic coast remains disorganized, but could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm after it

"Should development take place on the Atlantic side of Florida, it may once again drift northward toward the U.S. coast," Accuweather said on July 11. The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.

Top Florida Democrats issued blistering responses on Wednesday following a TPM report that detailed how Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted “disaster preparedness” resources in the rush to build the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention camp.

The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system already dumping rain on Florida could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

Get ready to trade your sunshine for showers as a significant shift in the weather pattern promises a much wetter outlook for the Sunshine State, with forecasters closely watching a developing system in the Gulf.