Tropical weather update - October 24, 2025

Tropical Storm Melissa is still spinning in the central Caribbean and is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane over the weekend. The threat for strong winds and heavy rain will be felt across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Eastern Cuba. It looks like the biggest impacts could come in Jamaica where a direct hit from Melissa is expected early next week on Monday and Tuesday. Over a foot of rain and hurricane force winds are likely as Melissa is expected to slam into Jamaica early next week as a powerful category four hurricane.