After a week of sunny hot days, the Weather Office (Onamet) is now reporting that as of next Tuesday, 21 May 2024, people can expect rain. Gloria Ceballos, director of Onamet, had forecast a very wet May. Onamet says that a trough will bring now bring more of the intense rains that had fallen in April and early May.
Onamet reports: “On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, pay attention to the weather conditions. An active trough will significantly increase the humidity and instability values over our territory. A significant increase in rains of considerable intensity is expected with thunderstorms and gusts of wind.”
Onamet forecasts the intense rains could cause flooding, overflowing of rivers, streams and ravines in several provinces of the country, especially those located throughout the southwest, Greater Santo Domingo, the northern coast and the Central Mountain Range.
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Diario Libre
Onamet
20 May 2024