Weather forecast: Intense heat and isolated showers will mark this Monday in the DR
The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) has issued its daily report, warning of a start to the week characterized by a hot environment across much of the national territory. During the early hours of the day, skies with scattered cloudiness will prevail due to the influence of an anticyclonic system that will maintain stable conditions.
However, the weather outlook will change late in the afternoon. The combination of a weak trough and the local effects of daytime heating will give way to scattered showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and wind gusts in specific sectors of the country’s interior.
Provinces under rain watch
Rainfall will be concentrated mainly in the following areas:
- Hato Mayor
- Monte Plata
- Duarte
- Monseñor Nouel
- La Vega
- Santiago (southern zone)
- Santiago Rodríguez
- Dajabón
- Elías Piña
- San Juan
For the nighttime hours, Indomet projects that rainfall could extend toward isolated points on the north coast, the Caribbean coastline, and various locations in the northeast Cibao valley.
Recommendations for high temperatures
The heat will continue to be the main feature, with maximum temperatures reaching between 33 °C and 35 °C, while minimums will remain between 24 °C and 26 °C. Given this scenario, Alofoke Deportes shares the agency’s recommendations to preserve health:
It is essential to stay well hydrated, wear light-colored, lightweight clothing, and avoid direct sun exposure during the critical hours of 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Indomet
A special call is made to pay greater attention to vulnerable groups, such as children, the elderly, and pregnant women, who are more prone to suffering from heatstroke.
Status of cyclonic systems
Regarding cyclonic activity, tropical depression Fay remains over open Atlantic waters, at a considerable distance of 1,945 kilometers west/southwest of the Azores. Due to its current trajectory, this system poses no danger to the Dominican Republic.
Likewise, experts are monitoring a low-pressure area located southeast of Bermuda, which has a 50% potential for cyclonic development over the next 48 hours and 60% over seven days. Like the previous system, due to its geographical position, it does not pose a threat to the country at this time.
