The predictor of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet), Juan Carlos de la Rosa, reported that the arrival of cloudiness to the national territory due to wind coming from the east-northeast.
He said that these conditions will be more noticeable in the afternoon, although some rains They could start at dawn in several provinces of the Atlantic coast.
The provinces most affected by the rains will be those close to the Atlantic coast, such as Altagracia, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Samaná, and María Trinidad Sánchez, where they are expected rains between weak to moderate.
The expert explained that, although the forecast indicates precipitationthe accumulated They will be lower than those of previous days, which led to the discontinuation of the weather alerts that had been in force.
Accumulated of rain
De la Rosa explained that, between December 20 and 24, the accumulated of rain They were tall, reaching between 90 and 375 millimeters.
The elders accumulated They registered at the Gregorio Luperón Airport station in Puerto Platawith 374.8 millimeters during those five days, followed by Villa Isabela with 249.2 millimeters and María Trinidad Sánchez with 236.7 millimeters.
Damage to several provinces
The intense rains have caused havoc in several regions of the country, especially affecting Puerto Plata, Samaná, María Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte and La Vega.
According to yesterday’s report from the Emergency Operations Center (COE), 18,845 people were displaced for the floods generated after the downpours.
While the number of isolated locations is 33 and the affected homes are 3,769.
Indirect effects of phenomena in the DR
The predictor indicated that the system frontal that affected the country has already dissipated and is much more weakened in the north of the Dominican Republic.
“Thank God, it hasn’t rained so much in the last few hours, giving a respite to the Puerto Plata area,” he said.
The rains expected for this Thursday will be mainly generated by the wind from the east-northeast and by the influence of a trough north of Puerto Rico. However, he clarified that the trough will not directly affect about the Dominican Republicbut the cloudiness associated with it will be dragged into the country by the wind. “We are really going to have the trough at medium levels,” he said.
He recommended operators of fragile, small and medium-sized vessels sailing on the Atlantic coast to take precautions.
Weather for the weekend
For the weekend, the forecaster anticipated a moderate increase in precipitation“although not as intense as those that occurred in recent days.”
In addition, he said that a reduction in the temperatures“which will make the weather feel cooler across the country.”
