Dominican Republic forecast calls for rain while temperatures stay high

The Dominican Republic can expect scattered showers and continued heat, with temperatures reaching 34°C to 36°C and overnight lows between 24°C and 26°C, according to the Dominican Institute of Meteorology, known as Indomet.

A trough is interacting with a tropical wave moving away over the Caribbean Sea. The combination is producing cloud cover and showers in parts of the southeast and northeast, including Samaná, La Altagracia, El Seibo, Monte Plata and María Trinidad Sánchez.

Indomet expects the rain to intensify at night, bringing thunderstorms and gusty winds to additional provinces, including Santiago, Puerto Plata, Azua, San Juan, Barahona, Pedernales and Greater Santo Domingo. The agency is also monitoring a tropical wave linked to the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly east of Puerto Rico. Its chance of becoming a tropical cyclone is below 20%, although it could bring rain to parts of the northern and northeastern Caribbean.

Another disturbance over the Gulf of America has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours or seven days. Indomet said its position and projected path pose no danger to the Dominican Republic. By Tuesday, the monitored tropical wave is expected to leave the forecast area, but lingering moisture and the trough could still generate heavy afternoon showers, thunderstorms and wind gusts. Similar conditions are forecast for parts of the northeast, southeast, Central Mountain Range and border area on Wednesday.