Tropical Storm Jerry on track to strengthen into a hurricane soon
Tropical Storm Jerry remained disorganized Wednesday afternoon but still on track to approach the eastern Caribbean islands as a hurricane later this week.
As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said the storm was slightly stronger with 60 mph sustained winds. It’s expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Thursday and potentially brush the northern Leeward Islands as it makes a northern turn into the open Atlantic. However, the storm will likely be far enough away from the islands that they would only feel the outskirts — tropical storm conditions — and not the stronger hurricane-force winds.
Those islands, including Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, Sint Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius and Guadeloupe, remain under a tropical storm watch.
The latest forecast track has Jerry’s path bending again and steering it away from Bermuda on Sunday and Monday, while it holds onto its hurricane status.
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Beyond Jerry, the hurricane center is also eyeing a disturbance near Mexico with very little chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm — just a 10% shot in the next two to seven days.
Forecasters said it’s on track to head inland over Mexico Wednesday evening, “therefore it’s opportunity for any development will be ending soon.”
This story was originally published October 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Tropical Storm Jerry on track to strengthen into a hurricane soon."
