SANTO DOMINGO.– The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET) reported that this Saturday, June 6, a trough, along with a tropical wave, will increase moisture content and instability over the national territory, causing cloud cover to increase from the early morning hours, accompanied by heavy downpours with possible thunderstorms over the Caribbean coast and the northeast region.
The agency's latest report highlights that during the afternoon, rainfall will intensify, generating moderate to heavy downpours, thunderstorms and isolated gusts of wind, especially over locations in the northwest, north, Cibao Valley, Central Mountain Range and border area, where the most significant weather conditions are expected.
For its part, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) placed 20 provinces under alert last night, 7 under yellow alert, along with the National District, and 13 under green alert.
The INDOMET report states that this Sunday, June 7, there will be favorable conditions for rainfall, due to the persistence of a trough at various levels of the troposphere, forecasting weak to moderate rains, accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, over locations in Barahona, Pedernales, Azua, Peravia, Greater Santo Domingo, La Romana and San Pedro de Macorís.
During the afternoon, it specifies, rainfall activity will intensify, with moderate to heavy downpours expected at times, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusts of wind, mainly over provinces of the Cibao Valley and the northwest, northeast and north regions of the country.
Alert in the provinces
In its 8:00 pm report on Friday, June 5, the COE placed Santo Domingo, National District, San Cristobal, Peravia, San Pedro de Macorís, Barahona, Santiago Rodríguez
and Santiago on yellow alert.
In green to Puerto Plata, Sánchez Ramírez, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Hato Mayor, Dajabón, Pedernales, La Vega, San José de Ocoa, La Romana, Azua, Monte Cristi and Valverde.
It recommends that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines with high volumes of water and not use bathing areas in the provinces under alert.
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