Santo Domingo. – According to the forecast of the Dominican Republic’s Meteorology Institute (INDOMET), tropical storm Melissa, No. 13 of this 2025 Hurricane Season, is located approximately 445 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and 260 kilometers south/southeast of Kingston (Jamaica), it is stationary, meaning it has no translational movement and has sustained winds of about 75 km/h with higher gusts and a gradual strengthening is forecast in the following days.
In that sense, due to the rainfall and the forecast, the provinces remain under alert levels and meteorological warnings due to the risk of urban and rural flooding, overflowing rivers, streams and ravines, as well as landslides, mainly in vulnerable sectors, as shown in the following table:
WEATHER WARNING AND ALERT LEVELS
DISCONTINUED WARNINGS ALERTS
Duarte La Vega El Seibo Sánchez Ramírez
Santiago San Pedro de Macorís La Romana San José de Ocoa
Independencia Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional Peravia Samaná
Baoruco Pedernales Azua
San Juan Barahona Monte Plata
Elías Piña La Altagracia Hato Mayor
María Trinidad Sánchez San Cristóbal Monseñor Nouel
TOTAL: 7 TOTAL: 17 TOTAL: 0
On the Caribbean coast, operators of fragile, small and medium-sized vessels are advised to remain in port due to abnormal winds and waves, as well as the occurrence of heavy showers and thunderstorms. In addition, bathers and beach users are urged to consult local authorities before engaging in water activities, due to the possibility of breakers and rip currents. On the Atlantic coast, vessels may carry out their operations near the coastal perimeter, but without venturing out to sea.
Today, weather conditions will continue to be quite deteriorated, due to the effects of tropical storm MELISSA, which would maintain the elevated risk of severe flooding and landslides. Therefore, we will continue under a sky with considerable cloudiness throughout the day and night, generating heavy to torrential downpours, thunderstorms and occasional wind gusts, with greater intensity and frequency in towns located in the northeast, southeast, southwest and the Central mountain range, that is, provinces such as: María Trinidad Sánchez, La Vega Monseñor Nouel, Samaná, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, Hermanas Mirabal, Espaillat, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Monte Plata, Peravia, Azua, San Juan, Independencia, Bahoruco, Pedernales, Barahona, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, La Altagracia, El Gran Santo Domingo, among others.
On Saturday, MELISSA would be moving slowly over the Caribbean Sea, gaining latitude while gradually strengthening, therefore, we will continue under conditions of high risk of severe sudden and/or gradual flooding, as well as landslides over a large part of our nation, due to the rainfall that will occur for prolonged periods and of strong intensity in a large part of our territory that will be generating this tropical system.
The areas where these conditions will be most noticeable will be those towns located in the northeast, southeast, southwest and the Central mountain range, that is: María Trinidad Sánchez, La Vega Monseñor Nouel, Samaná, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, Hermanas Mirabal, Espaillat, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Monte Plata, Peravia, Azua, San Juan, Independencia, Bahoruco, Pedernales, Barahona, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, La Altagracia, El Gran Santo Domingo, among others.
National District: cloudy with moderate to heavy showers with thunderstorms and wind gusts.
Santo Domingo Norte: cloudy with moderate to heavy showers with thunderstorms and wind gusts.
Santo Domingo Este: cloudy with moderate to heavy showers with electrical storms and wind gusts.
Santo Domingo Oeste: cloudy with moderate to heavy showers with thunderstorms and wind gusts.
Temperatures: the minimum will be between 21 °C and 23 °C and the maximum between 27 °C and 29 °C.
Summary: MELISSA will maintain quite rainy conditions over the country in the coming days. Heavy to torrential downpours are expected, which will be more frequent in towns in the northeast, southeast, southwest and the Central mountain range. Weather WARNINGS and ALERTS remain in effect due to imminent flooding that could become severe in the coming days. Recommendations on the Caribbean coast to remain in port.
On Sunday, we will continue under favorable conditions for rainfall, thunderstorms, and wind gusts to continue, the intensity of which will depend on the scenario that presents itself, based on the different projections resolved by numerical models. These range from intermittent rain between moderate to locally heavy, mainly towards provinces of the Caribbean coast, the southwest and southeast, being less frequent towards the Central Mountain Range and the northeast; to heavy and torrential downpours over the Caribbean coast, the southwest, southeast and northeast, especially during the morning and afternoon with thunderstorms and intense wind gusts. We suggest paying attention to the next bulletins.
