According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Grace will weaken to a tropical depression by the weekend.
Grace currently has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers an hour, with stronger gusts and forecasters say it will remain as a Tropical Storm until Friday, 11 September 2015 when they say it will weaken.
At present, the storm is 1,110 kilometers to the west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and is moving westwards towards the Lesser Antilles at 26 kph. Grace is due to keep on this track for the next few days with tropical force winds extending 90 kilometers from the center.
Meanwhile, temperatures are high throughout the nation. Noontime 34C is forecast for the city of Santo Domingo for 8 September 2015.
Tormenta tropical Grace se debilitará antes de llegar a las Antillas Menores