The chances that the Atlantic's 10th named storm, Jerry, could form over the next few days increased again slightly on Tuesday morning.

A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, history has shown how devastating they can be, particularly since development areas shift closer to land.

A disturbance off Central America has been highlighted for the possibility of tropical development as it moves into the Gulf of America this week.

Tropical Storm Jerry became the 10th named storm of the season in the Central Atlantic on Tuesday and is expected to become a hurricane by the end of the week. Jerry will make a sharp turn to the north before reaching Puerto Rico and should get fairly close to Bermuda early next week.

An area of low pressure in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to form as a tropical depression within the next day, becoming Tropical Storm Jerry not long after, forecasters said Tuesday morning.