DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez and Dajabon have green alerts for heavy rains. A tropical wave is joined by a trough bringing the rains as the system moves towards the DR from Puerto Rico, says the Dominican Weather Institute (Indomet).

There will also be scattered showers in El Seibo, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, el Gran Santo Domingo, San José de Ocoa, Monseñor Nouel, La Vega, San Juan, Elías Piña and Valverde.

Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to maintain the high surf on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic while it maintains a path well to the north of the country.