A tropical depression could form later this week in the Gulf, but meteorologists say the system poses no threat to Florida.

Iona has formed well south of Hawaii on Sunday morning, its upgrade to hurricane Monday morning made it the first July hurricane in the Central Pacific Basin since Darby in 2022. Two more disturbances are on the heels of Iona,

Francisco was a tropical depression in the East China Sea Friday evening Taiwan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The storm formed in the Western Pacific Ocean at around 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Administration, Taiwan’s meteorological research and forecasting institution.

Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.

Invest 93L is taking its time moving across Florida, and it could still become a tropical depression later this week.

SBA offers disaster relief loans to North Carolina residents and businesses affected by Tropical Depression Chantal.

The National Hurricane Center thinks a tropical depression could form in the Gulf in a few days. Forecasters continued to track an area of low pressure that was moving across northern Florida on Tuesday evening. It is expected to move westward, across the Sunshine State, and into the Gulf by Wednesday.

Governor Josh Stein announced a major relief effort for North Carolina residents affected by Tropical Depression Chantal, as the Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for eight counties.

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.

In the Pacific, forecasters are watching five systems, including Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli. Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii.