After superstorm Melissa, the strongest storm of the 2025 hurricane season so far, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the Caribbean as there is a possibility of another tropical storm or hurricane forming in the area.
Hurricane Melissa is currently a low pressure system active in the Atlantic. The system is forecast to move near Iceland and northern the British Isles next week as a typhoon and strong wind.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30. After Melissa, the next storm name for this year's Atlantic hurricane season is Nestor.
Temperatures in the Caribbean remain warm enough to support the development of storms and tropical depressions in the coming weeks. Currently, there is heat stored deep underwater in this area that helps promote storms.
"We are closely monitoring the southwestern Caribbean for signs of tropical development in the coming weeks. Atmospheric conditions could support development through mid-November," said AccuWeather hurricane forecaster Alex DaSilva.
While wind shear is rising across the Atlantic, the western Caribbean remains calm, which could facilitate the formation of storms and depressions.
However, wind shear could still be volatile in parts of the western and southern Atlantic in the coming weeks. Therefore, some areas outside the Caribbean are still likely to form storms and tropical depressions.
"In our observations, if any event occurs in the western Caribbean, the system will likely move west toward Central America or Mexico due to eastward winds. In addition, the development time before making landfall could limit the strength of this storm," DaSilva said.
Jon Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather, added that given all weather conditions, storms or depressions developing in the western Caribbean could start in the second week or around mid-November.
