DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

With forecast of the “polar” temperatures to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Dominican Republic is experiencing its coldest February in years. The cold weather is affecting cities, mountains and even low lying beach areas.

The defining characteristic of this week’s weather is the arrival of a polar air mass. Forecaster Jean Suriel noted that the fresh northeasterly breeze will keep daytime temperatures pleasant, while nighttime lows drop to unusual lows.

In urban centers like Santo Domingo and Santiago, lows have been hovering this week between 20°C and 22°C (68°F–72°F). However, in high-altitude areas such as Constanza and Valle Nuevo, temperatures are falling to around 10°C (50°F), marking some of the coolest conditions of the season so far.

The weakening cold front and a persistent trough is expected to maintain unstable weather conditions across much of the...