A new storm is forecast to strengthen into Hurricane Milton, which will make landfall in Florida this week

A new storm is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Milton before hitting Florida this week.

The storm, currently a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, will become Tropical Storm Milton this weekend.

Milton is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday morning and then make landfall along the Florida Peninsula on Wednesday.

The storm could make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane or stronger.

A separate system is already inundating Florida with 2 to 5 inches of rain this weekend, so the threat of flooding will increase significantly as Milton reaches Florida.

By the time Milton leaves the state, rainfall totals could reach 10 inches or more in five days in Florida.