The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.

Tonight, isolated rainfall is possible. Low temperatures in the 70s, mostly cloudy skies and light southwesterly winds.

Expected rainfall totals over the five days across most of Florida and the eastern Gulf Coast are in the 2-4” range.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance expected to stall over or near Florida, which could affect your Fourth of July weekend.

Some portions of Florida could feel impacts from Hurricane Francine. What to expect, when Story by Cheryl McCloud and C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida

Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall in Florida overnight and poses a major threat to coastal cities like Tampa, Ft. Myers, Sarasota and St. Petersburg. Milton's outer bands have already ...

As of Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center held the chances of the system developing into a tropical depression or storm at 40% over the next two to seven days. The greatest impacts will likely be in the northern end of the Gulf,