An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico could bring several inches of rain to parts of Florida, including the Tampa Bay area, by early next week.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.It has become less likely there will be tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico during the next seven days,

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking a disturbance that could form over the western Caribbean this week.