The western tip of the Florida Panhandle could see impact from Tropical Depression 18, which is expected to become Hurricane Rafael by Tuesday.

Consensus of the computer forecast models show that the robust Tropical Disturbance south of the Dominican Republic will develop and eventually organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Rafael could reach category two hurricane status just before reaching Cuba and heading into the Gulf of Mexico.

A tropical wave about 260 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica is expected to become a tropical storm today, the National Hurricane Center said.

With just under three weeks from the end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is tracking yet another new tropical disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea, according to its latest update.

We’re less than three weeks away from the official end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but a new tropical threat has emerged in the Caribbean Sea. Forecasters say a tropical depression or tropical storm could develop by the end of the week or over the weekend.