Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.

Tropical storm Melissa still looks fairly disorganized in the Central Caribbean. But it is forecast to slowly get stronger and blow up into a major hurricane by early next week as it pushes into warmer waters and encounters less shear.

Invest 98L in the eastern Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next few days.

With Georgia experiencing a blast of cold weather, many people are wondering what the forecasts show for the chance of snow this winter.

In the tropics, Invest 98L is moving west through the southern Caribbean and has a good chance to develop later this week.

This La Niña could impact the tail end of the 2025 hurricane season, and also have an effect on fall and winter weather in the U.S.