Weather in October

We generally have our first snows about then

They don't last long but it can get down to freezing. Especially when the wind blows from the north...

Of course we have had hurricanes until November but they don't bother us much since igloos are well protected from the elements...

Be sure to bring lots of woolens and lots of sun block, since the sun reflects off the snow a lot..

HB, the ignorant!!

Mt. Duarte

The skiing season is just beginning at that time on Mt. Duarte. Unfortunately, with all the blackouts and brownouts the skilift may not be operating full time as I have heard the backup generator donated by Smith-Enron in response to some favorable government deals is waiting for some parts from Siberia. They say the parts are on some ship carrying nuclear material traveling from Japan to the U.K. and that El Presidente is sending some of his warships to provide an escort when it enters Domincan waters. How's that for importance!!! Why? The Dominican Olympic Ski Team practices at Mt Duarte, that's why. The teams says it is a blast to ski during the hurricane season. They have to wait for years but when a hurricane does pass it deposits so much snow it is measured in meters and the team loves to go out on the slopes to catch the winds just before the end of the storm passes. They have downhill races to see who can be first to cut in line at the skilift. There is so much sun. Oh! I mean fun, especially at the beaches. Regards, PJT

I'll try to give you a serious answer.

Weather in the Dominican Republic, to visitors and first year residents, seems pretty much the same year around. A little cooler during winter months than in the summer. Hurricanes can be churning through the Caribbean even in November, which may cause rain in some areas, but there is no way to predict how much or where it will fall.

Weather forecasting seems to be more guess than science, so nobody can tell you what the week will be like in the area you are located. But there is no reason not to come in October.

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Ken is spot on, nothing to add.

So who you looking for then? Come on, don't hold out...

Aw Ken, ya had to go and Spoil it!!!!

I though for a moment we were going to have a truly historic thread there...

FYI: Hurrican Season is from June 1 to Novenber 1.
There have been hurricanes before and after those dates.
Hurricanes don't bother the North Coast much. Some waves, sometimes. Some wind, not much.

Major events are well know long beforehand. In all probability, if, while you are here, there is a hurricane a commin', you will have your scheduled flight outta here long before it arrives to our shores..

Scaredy cat!!

Yuk, yuk


HB

HB, hurricane season now considered to end of November due to number of hurricanes during that month in recent years.

I stand on my head corrected!!

From the www.weather.com site:

Although hurricanes can form as early as late May and continue into December in the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico, the official Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1st and ends November 30th. In the eastern North Pacific, the official season begins May 15th and ends November 30th. Both official seasons cover more than 99% of all tropical cyclones in any year.



Abashed,

HB, but just like Snoopy->