It may or may not develop into a tropical depression, but the system will bring rains and the possibility of flooding. Here's the forecast for New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Low pressure is expected to emerge over the Gulf of Mexico this week and it may move into a favorable environment for tropical cyclone development.

The formation chance through 48 hours is medium at 40%, with the same probability maintained through seven days.

Forecasters are warning of early signs of a potential tropical cyclone developing along the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. A low-pressure system that could bring storms to Florida before moving west has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

A disturbance hurricane forecasters were tracking Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico could bring heavy rains to the region next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Treasure Coast this week.

While keeping an eye on the tropics, as hurricane season warms up, an offshore disturbance on the east coast of Florida is forecasted to produce heavy rainfall, which could lead to localized flash flooding over portions of Florida and the north-central Gulf Coast through the middle to latter portion of this week.

A trough of low pressure located offshore the Atlantic Coast of northern Florida could bring heavy rains to the Gulf Coast region and Southeast Louisiana later this week as it moves westward, according to the National Hurricane Center.