{"id":158746,"date":"2026-09-11T07:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/trough-will-cause-downpours-and-thunderstorms-in-the-country-this-friday\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T07:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:42:20","slug":"trough-will-cause-downpours-and-thunderstorms-in-the-country-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/trough-will-cause-downpours-and-thunderstorms-in-the-country-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trough will cause downpours and thunderstorms in the country this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weather forecast: Trough and Sahara dust affect the national territory this Friday<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) has issued a detailed report on the weather conditions for this Friday. The presence of a trough will create an unstable environment with local downpours, thunderstorms, and wind gusts in various inland provinces, while the tropical wave that was affecting the country is gradually moving away, giving way to a higher concentration of Saharan dust.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainfall distribution<\/h3>\n\n<p>From the early hours of the morning, showers with isolated electrical storms are expected in the provinces of La Altagracia, Saman\u00e1, Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez, Duarte, Barahona, and Pedernales. By the afternoon, atmospheric activity will intensify due to the influence of the trough, causing significant cloudiness.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Affected areas:<\/strong> Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez, Duarte, La Vega, Espaillat, Santiago, and Santiago Rodr\u00edguez.<\/li><li><strong>Persistence:<\/strong> It is expected that the rainfall may continue until the beginning of the night.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conditions in Greater Santo Domingo and temperatures<\/h3>\n\n<p>In Greater Santo Domingo, the outlook will be different with a predominance of scattered clouds. Despite the instability in other regions, the National District and the municipalities of the Santo Domingo province will maintain a hot environment with a high heat index. Minimum temperatures will range between 24 \u00b0C and 26 \u00b0C, while maximums will reach values between 34 \u00b0C and 36 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Given the persistent heat, it is essential to stay hydrated, wear light-colored, lightweight clothing, and avoid direct sun exposure during the critical hours of 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p><cite>Recommendations from meteorological authorities<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preventive measures against intense heat<\/h3>\n\n<p>Indomet reiterates the importance of taking extreme precautions, especially for the most vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women, and the elderly. It is recommended to seek shelter in cool and ventilated places to mitigate the effects of high temperatures, which will continue to be felt despite the rainy activity reported in the interior of the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather forecast: Trough and Sahara dust affect the national territory this Friday The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) has issued a detailed report on the weather conditions for this Friday. The presence of a trough will create an unstable environment with local downpours, thunderstorms, and wind gusts in various inland provinces, while the tropical wave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":158747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[13877,1287,12892,14165],"class_list":{"0":"post-158746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-downpours","9":"tag-heat","10":"tag-indomet","11":"tag-trough"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}