Some of the models suggest that Rafael may even do a small loop out in the Gulf. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure near Puerto Rico is bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to the area but has a low chance of development over the next week.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a system in the Caribbean likely to develop in a few days. The next named storm will be called Patty.

National Hurricane Center forecasters say there's a 70% chance that a system develops over the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next two days.

The gradual development of an area of low pressure could be possible by the end of next week as it moves northeast across the southwestern Caribbean Sea.

A system in the western Caribbean has a high chance for development between Oct. 31 and Nov. 4, according to AccuWeather.

A new area to watch has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. For now, the odds of development are low over the next week, but the FOX Forecast Center believes those odds could increase as we move closer to the final month of the Atlantic hurricane season.

With a little over a month left of hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of interest in the Caribbean that could develop into something later this week. According to the NHC,

An active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season continues as Rafael strengthens into a category 1 storm. It's expected to batter Cayman Islands and Cuba before swinging into the Gulf of Mexico.

Rafael strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane overnight, with sustained winds of 120 mph, but the latest path seems to be heading away from Florida and the rest of the U.S. in a meandering trip through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to weaken over the next few days,