Hurricane Rafael will eventually make it into the Gulf of Mexico, but the atmosphere will be hostile for a tropical system.

Tropical Storm Rafael is on the verge of becoming a hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean and toward the Gulf of Mexico ...

Clouds will thicken in the afternoon, and showers will become more frequent than in recent days. You can expect breezy conditions, with gusts reaching up to 25 mph. However, the more significant ...

Rafael will move towards the central Gulf Coast by the weekend as it weakens back down to tropical storm strength.

The latest tracks take Rafael on a likelier path towards Southeast Louisiana in your New Orleans weather forecast. For a more in depth analysis on Rafael, click here. Rafael will enter the Gulf of ...

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI - The WLOX First Alert Weather Team is tracking Tropical Storm Rafael in the Caribbean Sea. It is forecast ...

Rafael is now a Category 1 hurricane south of Cuba. It will move NW and track over Cuba on Wednesday, and into the SE Gulf on ...

Tropical Storm Rafael churned toward the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday with strong winds that forecasters say will weaken later this week, turning the system into a rainstorm — not a hurricane — if it ...

Rafael is currently moving northwest at 15 mph, steered by an area of high pressure over the western Atlantic. This ridge of high pressure is expected to guide Rafael generally northwestward over the ...

Southeast Louisiana is in the forecast cone. We could be looking at impacts from this system by Friday and/or into weekend.