The National Hurricane Center is continues to monitor a system in the Atlantic with low odds of developing into the seasons next tropical depression or storm and weakening Tropical Storm Rafael.

With less than a month left of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring multiple areas with tropical potential. After Rafael regained its Category 3 status on Friday, it quickly weakened into a tropical storm.

Rafael weakened overnight into a tropical storm and continues taking a westerly path. A system near the Bahamas could bring heavy rains to that area.

A disturbance in the Caribbean will likely become the latest tropical depression or storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Where is it now and where is it headed? The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that a broad area of low pressure in the central Caribbean Sea continues to produce a large area of showers and thunderstorms.

A tropical wave producing a cluster of showers and thunderstorms across the Caribbean has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression.

A tropical wave in the Caribbean has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression. Meanwhile, Polk County will enjoy falling temperatures.

The National Hurricane Season said it expects a new tropical depression or storm to form in the coming days, adding to what has already been an active hurricane season.