The combination of a trough with a low pressure zone will cause rains from the early hours of this Saturday in some locations in the Dominican Republic.
According to the report of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), These precipitations will occur in Monte Plata, La Altagracia, San Cristóbal, Peravia, San José de Ocoa, San Pedro de Macorís, El Seibo, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, Hato Mayor, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, among others.
Furthermore, the report indicates that in the afternoon hours rains They will extend to Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón, Santiago, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez, Valverde and San Juan.
“Very heavy” downpours for this Sunday
For this Sunday, the Indomet He stated that, in addition to the trougha tropical wave will circulate over the national territory.
He warned that both conditions will cause “very strong downpours at times”, thunderstorms and gusts of wind, affecting the provinces of the northeast and southeast regions, including Santo Domingo and the National District, the Central Mountain Range, the border area and the Caribbean coastal coast. .
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Likewise, it reported on a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms, associated with a trough located in the northeast of the country, which has a 10% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, and a 10% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next seven days.
He Indomet indicated that, due to the rains occurred and those planned for the next 24 to 48 hours, the meteorological warning and alert levels are maintained for possible flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as urban and rural flooding.
Dominican journalist, graduated from the Technological University of Santiago (Utesa).
