Weather Warning

Central American Gyre influence decreases this Saturday

June 29, 2024

10:30 a.m.

Diagnosis: The Central American Gyre (CAG) maintains showers with storms on the coast and surrounding areas in Guanacaste this Saturday morning. The accumulated amounts in the last 6 hours vary between 30 and 80 mm. The highest in the south of the Nicoya Peninsula in the Puntarenas sector, as well as in the cantons: Carrillo, Santa Cruz, Nicoya, Hojancha and Nandayure. At this time, satellite images concentrate the highest rainfall between Nicoya and Santa Cruz in the coastal sector and surrounding areas.

Forecast: The influence of CAG will persist in the morning on Guanacaste, causing recurrent rains and showers in the region. Amounts between 20-80 mm. The rest of the country will have light to partial cloud cover, with rain starting to form in the mountains of the Central and South Pacific before mid-day. In the afternoon, the flow of humidity created by the CAG over the north of our country will begin to gradually decrease, so rainfall will be less with intermittent rain events towards the north of the North Pacific and the North Zone, with estimated amounts between 10-50 mm. Always within the evening period, isolated but strong showers with storms could occur in the North Caribbean and the North Zone, as well as in the Central and South Pacific. Amounts between 10-45 mm. The Central Valley will have the possibility of showers varying between 10-25 mm. In addition, no tropical waves are expected to pass through this weekend in general.

Warning: Totally saturated soils are monitored in the North Pacific, South Pacific and the North Zone, and moderately saturated in the Central Pacific, Caribbean mountains and the Central Valley. All regions are vulnerable to landslides and floods.

Due to the above, the IMN recommends: • Caution due to sewer saturation in places prone to this type of flooding. • Prevention against electrical storms and seek shelter in a safe place in case of strong gusts of wind 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: Instituto Meteorológico Nacional CR and the WEB Page: www.imn.ac.cr

Gabriela Chinchilla Meteorologist DMSA-IMN

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