DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has its own radars (Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana) that are generating weather reports used by weather forecaster Jean Suriel and the forecasters at the National Weather Institute (Indomet).

But, for decades, the forecasts made by the US National Hurricane Center have been key and are very much followed for all concerned about what the weather will bring. The NHC tracks the storms as they move through the Caribbean to know their course as they impact Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and eventually continental USA.

Now, the NHC/NOAA is announcing It has revamped its weather forecasting tools for the June-November 2026 season.

The new US National Hurricane Center (NHC) hurricane tracking tools for 2026 Season are touted as technical upgrades. Of these, a more inclusive “track cone” gets most of the attention. “The upgrade seeks to...