Weather Warning

Scattered showers with a thunderstorm for this Monday

April 29, 2024

10:30 am

Diagnosis: The proximity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone maintains instability and humid conditions favorable for precipitation in sectors of the Pacific slope and parts of the Central Valley for this Monday. In addition, factors such as the rapid rise in temperatures contribute to greater local evaporation and the presence of these rains.

Forecast: From the early hours of the afternoon there will be cloudy developments that will give way to the occurrence of scattered showers accompanied by thunderstorms, the most significant of which are expected in the mountains of the South Pacific, parts of the Central Pacific, southeast of the North Pacific, and more isolated in the center and west of the Central Valley. Specifically, sectors surrounding Coto Brus, Neily, Golfito, Zona de los Santos, Atenas, Orotina, Montes de Oro, towns between Alajuela and San José, will be the ones that will experience these precipitations. The specific accumulations will vary between 30 - 60 mm, with possible higher amounts close to 85 mm locally, in periods of 12 hours for the Pacific regions. In the Central Valley, isolated rains and downpours with possible scattered storms are expected, amounts between 15 -50 mm in periods of 12 hours.

Warning: Special attention to strong precipitation events in regions of the southeast of the North Pacific, in the South Pacific, as well as in areas west of Route 1 and 27, among others.

Due to the above, the IMN recommends:

• Caution due to sewage saturation in places prone to this type of flooding.

• Prevention against electrical storms and seeking shelter in a safe place in case strong gusts of wind occur or are perceived near storm clouds, due to the possible fall of tree branches, power lines, among others. These gusts can reach 80 km/h in some isolated cases.

• Stay informed through social networks, Twitter: @IMNCR, Facebook: National Meteorological Institute CR and the WEB Page: www.imn.ac.cr Jose Pablo Valverde Mora Meteorologist DMSA-IMN

Jose Pablo Valverde Mora

Meteorologist

DMSA-IMN

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