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Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Republic's Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET), reports that since early morning, some cloudiness is occurring in provinces near the southwest and northeast coasts of the country, generating isolated showers and thunderstorms towards: La Altagracia, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Azua and Barahona, due to the dragging of cloudiness by the east wind.
In the afternoon, the effects associated with the afternoon heat will also favor cloud cover increases accompanied by showers, thunderstorms and possible wind gusts, until the early hours of the night over: Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, Santiago, Valverde, Santiago Rodríguez, Independencia, Bahoruco, Azua, San Juan, among other nearby provinces.
For tomorrow, starting in the morning, a frontal system currently located over Cuba will be generating some showers in the northwest and north coast of the country. During the afternoon, the frontal system will continue to approach our area, causing cloudiness accompanied by heavy downpours, electrical storms, and wind gusts, especially towards the provinces: Monte Cristi, Elías Piña, Dajabón, Valverde, Santiago Rodríguez, Santiago, Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Hermanas Mirabal, María Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte, Sánchez Ramírez, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Samaná, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, and La Altagracia. These rains will be present well into the night and will also move towards other areas as the frontal system moves over our territory.
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Remember to drink water, wear light-colored clothing, avoid the sun for prolonged periods without protection, and seek cool and ventilated places to mitigate the hot temperatures.
Updated cyclonic activity in the Atlantic basin, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico:
We inform that Tropical Storm Lorenzo is located about 2,145 kilometers west of the Cape Verde islands with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h and is moving northwest at 24 km/h. Due to its geographical position, we continue to monitor the evolution and development of this system.
National District: Scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times.
Santo Domingo Norte: scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times.
Santo Domingo Este: scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times.
Santo Domingo Oeste: Scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times.
Temperatures: the minimum will be between 21 °C and 23 °C and the maximum between 33 °C and 35 °C.
Summary: Isolated showers in the morning in coastal areas and showers with some thunderstorms in the afternoon towards the interior of the country. Hot temperatures. Tropical storm Lorenzo is reported.
On Thursday, the front system will generate increases in cloudiness with scattered showers from dawn, mainly towards provinces of the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean coast. During the afternoon hours, more intense and frequent precipitation is forecast, accompanied by electrical storms and wind gusts, especially towards the Central Mountain Range and the border area, being less frequent and intense towards the southeast and decreasing during the night.
