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

The agency saw $200 million in cuts in President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which compounded layoffs of newly hired employees and early retirements of career employees at the agency in February.

NWS in Ruskin, the office that covers the Fort Myers-Cape Coral area, is forecasting an 80% to 90% chance rain through Thursday.

WDAM Digital Desk will be breaking down the National Weather Service’s daily updates on the tropical disturbance currently being tracked.

Unlike Monday, which was a deluge for South Florida, today’s tropical-system-related rain is expected to be more concentrated in the center of the state. The Miami office of the National Weather Service predicts South Florida could see around 1 inch of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, not enough for any severe flooding.

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WDAM Digital Desk will be breaking down the National Weather Service’s daily updates on the tropical disturbance currently being tracked.

South Florida lawmakers and top hurricane scientists are sounding the alarm over proposed federal budget cuts that would shut down key weather research facilities.

The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a system off Florida’s Atlantic coast remains disorganized, but could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm after it