Panama City, Panama/He Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Panama reported that this Monday, April 17, that the probability of some light rains in the afternoon in the Eastern and Central Caribbean.
According to the entity, for hours in the morning, the cloudy incursions from the Gulf of Chiriquí and part of the South of Veraguas towards the mainland will continue, generating some rains in said sector, the storms continue over the aforementioned maritime areas.
In the rest of the country, dry conditions remain with little to no chance of rain, with sunny skies prevailing.
Cloud incursions will be forming from the Caribbean Sea, towards the Caribbean provinces and regions, generating cloud cover between skies with little cloudiness to partly cloudy with possible light rains in isolation.
In the afternoon, an increase in cloudiness is expected over the country, mainly between the regions of Bocas del Toro to the Costa Abajo de Colón and from Chiriquí to Veraguas. In the same way over the province of Darién and the Emberá-Wounaan Region, generating moderate to heavy rains and even the possibility of electric shocks.
For the provinces of Coclé and part of Panama West, some isolated showers could be recorded. At night the cloudy sky will continue with less intense rains in an isolated way in: Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro, Ngäbe-Buglé region and Veraguas.
In some sectors of the country, favorable weather conditions are maintained to easily generate and spread plant mass fires. Therefore, people are asked to take the corresponding precautions.
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temperatures
During the day, the maximum temperatures are expected to be between 28°C to 35°C throughout the country, with the highest temperatures recorded in the central provinces, except over mountains and the Central Cordillera where they will be reaching between 23 °C up to 29 °C.
Wind
As for the winds, they are expected to be light to moderate over the country. In the morning hours the component wind will predominate: North, Northwest and Northeast
During the afternoon there will be a confluence of winds over the country of components: Southwest and Southeast with Northwest and North. These will have speeds between 5 to 20 kilometers per hour.
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maritime conditions
Regarding the maritime conditions, the entity indicated that for the Caribbean slope, waves of up to 2.0 meters in height and periods from 6 to 8 seconds are expected.
On the other hand, for the Pacific slope, waves of 0.5 to 1.0 meters in height are forecast with periods of 9 to 13 seconds. Both are regular conditions.
UV-B Radiation Indices
These indices are expected to range from high to extreme (from 5 to greater than 13) throughout the country. People are recommended to take due precautions when exposing themselves to these rays to avoid skin conditions or the development of diseases, especially if it maintains a prolonged exposure time of 10 to 30 minutes because it could cause skin burns during This weather.
The population is reminded that they must follow the recommendations and regulations provided by the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc).
