The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rains due to a tropical wave and a high level system of weather fronts. This will also cause the high temperatures to continue.
The thunderstorms are more likely to happen in the afternoons especially in the border area, the northeast, the east and the southeast.
The tropical wave will leave the country today, but due to the weather fronts the thunderstorms will continue mainly in the provinces of: Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, San José de Ocoa, Sánchez Ramírez, Samaná, María Trinidad Sánchez, Espaillat (Moca), Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), La Vega, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), San Juan de la Maguana, Elías Piña, Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez.
Onamet have also warned that they are monitoring an active tropical wave in the Atlantic that could develop into a tropical storm over the next few days.
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Listin Diario
Onamet
11 July 2017
