Today we will have a rainy day due to a trough in the country

Santo Domingo. – This Friday, the effects of a trough associated with a frontal system north of the island will be generating rains and instability over our area, for this reason, a cloudy environment is expected from the early hours of the morning until nightfall, with moderate to heavy rains locally, isolated thunderstorms and occasional gusts of wind; over provinces of the Caribbean coast, the Eastern plain, Cibao Valley, as well as the northeast, the border area and the Central Mountain Range, Especially in: La Altagracia, La Romana, Barahona, San Pedro de Macorís, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, Espaillat, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, María Trinidad Sánchez, Dajabón, San Juan, Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal, according to the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET). However, for tomorrow, Saturday, a decrease in rainfall will occur over our area, due to the weakening of the pre-frontal trough to the northeast of the island. However, the increase in speed, the east wind and the passage of a trough in the middle and lower levels of the troposphere will cause, at the end of the afternoon and early hours of the night, isolated showers and occasional gusts of wind over the provinces of: María Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel, Samaná, San Pedro de Macorís, Sánchez Ramírez, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Santo Domingo, La Altagracia. In the maritime environment, increases in waves are expected on both coasts of the national territory. Regarding temperatures: pleasant temperatures are forecast, typical of the time of year, mainly in mountainous areas and inland valleys. In addition, episodes of fog or mist will occur in the early morning hours in mountainous areas and some inland valleys of the country, especially in the Cibao Valley, San Juan and Monte Plata areas.

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National District: cloudy with scattered showers, distant thunderstorms and occasional wind gusts. Santo Domingo Norte: cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Santo Domingo Este: cloudy with scattered showers, distant thunderstorms and wind gusts. Santo Domingo Oeste: cloudy with scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms and occasional wind gusts. Minimum temperatures between 20 °C and 22 °C and the maximum between 29 °C and 31 °C. Summary: Cloudy in most of the country with moderate to heavy rains, thunderstorms and wind gusts over several provinces. Abnormal waves starting tomorrow Saturday… pleasant temperatures at night. This coming Sunday, the entry of an air mass with little moisture content, associated with a high-pressure system, will be favoring mostly sunny conditions and reduced rainfall over the national territory. Only the incidence of moderate east wind and the effects of daytime heating are expected to favor the occurrence of isolated showers after midday, in sectors of the northeast, east, southeast and the Central Mountain Range.