Weather warnings
May
08
Meteorological Warning Update
(Update) Showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and early morningmeras horas de la noche
May 8, 2025
6:00 pm
Forecast: Rainy conditions have been observed this afternoon on the Pacific coast, much of the Central Valley, and mountainous areas of the Caribbean and the Northern Zone, due to the activity of...
May
08
Weather Warning
Showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening
May 08, 2025
10.30 a.m.
Discussion: The Intertropical Convergence Zone remains located over Costa Rica, generating significant moisture and instability. This, along with morning warming and the arrival of sea breezes,...
May
07
Aviso Meteorológico Actualización
(Actualización) Lluvias y aguaceros fuertes en el Valle Central y la vertiente del Pacífico
7 de mayo de 2025
6:20 pm
Diagnóstico: La Zona de Convergencia Intertropical sobre el país, en conjunto con factores locales como el calentamiento diurno y el ingreso de humedad desde el Océano Pacífico, favorecerá...
May
07
Weather Warning
Heavy rain and downpours in the Central Valley and the Pacific slope
May 7, 2025
09:35 a.m.
Diagnosis: The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), combined with local factors such as daytime warming and the entry of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, will favor variable rainfall throughout...
May
06
Weather Warning (Update)
Heavy showers this afternoon and early evening in the country
May 6, 2025
6:20 p.m.
Diagnosis: The proximity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, combined with local factors such as daytime warming and the entry of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, has favored heavy downpours...
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Aviso Meteorólogico IMN 240520
May
24
Weather Warning
Favorable weather conditions for downpours this afternoon
May 24, 2020
12 m.
Diagnosis: This Sunday, local meteorological processes at the national level such as evaporation - product of the high percentage of humidity and warm temperatures registered - in the morning, and the contribution of atmospheric instability of the Intertropical Convergence Zone -which today is south of Costa Rica-, favors for isolated precipitations to occur, but of moderate to strong intensity this afternoon in the national territory.
Forecast: Scattered showers are expected with an electrical storm in the Central Valley (concentrated in the GAM), and in the country's mountain ranges. In addition, moderate to heavy intensity rains are expected around the Gulf of Nicoya and the valleys of the South Pacific.
For night hours, the highest probability of rain is limited to places near the coasts of the Central Pacific and the South Pacific.
Due to the above, the IMN recommends:
• Caution in areas vulnerable to flooding due to sewer saturation.
• Take refuge in a safe place in case of hearing an electrical storm or perceiving strong gusts of wind near the storm clouds, as well as precaution for possible fall of tree branches, power lines, among others.
• Stay informed through social networks, Twitter: @IMNCR, Facebook: Instituto Meteorológico Nacional CR and the WEB Page: www.imn.ac.cr
Juan Diego Naranjo Diaz
Meteorologist
DMSA-IMN
