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Since Tuesday morning, the Caribbean, Ciudad Quesada, Aguas Zácas, San José, Tibas, Heredia and other locations in the Central Valley have seen cloudy skies, accelerating trade winds and light to moderate rain.
Around 7 a.m., heavy rains were reported in Guápiles and in the upper regions of Cartago near the Irazú volcano, such as Cipreses, Santa Rosa and Cot de Oreamuno.
Gabriela Chinchilla of the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) said a low-pressure trough in the upper atmosphere, when interacting with the Intertropical Convergence Zone, could produce moderate rain and storms over the Caribbean and northern regions.
These conditions will continue over the next few hours and will result in variable rainfall over the Central Valley and the Guanacaste Mountains.
Specific events of heavy precipitation and thunderstorms are expected, especially in the Pacific region, from the Nicoya Peninsula to the South Pacific, including the western part of the Central Valley (Alajuela, Naranjo, Palmares, Priscal, Mora), with cumulative rainfall between 30 and 50 millimeters per square meter (mm), with local maximums of up to 100 mm in 6 to 12 hours. That is, in some places, the downpours will be heavy.
Early in the night, showers are likely over the central Pacific coast, Nicoya Peninsula and the Gulf of Nicoya, with rainfall amounts ranging from 20 to 50 mm.
Rebecca Moreira, a meteorologist with the International Meteorological Organization, warned that soil saturation remains high in the northern region, the Nicoya Peninsula and the South Pacific region, increasing the vulnerability of these areas. Drivers were urged to exercise caution due to wet roads and overcrowded sewers in flood-prone areas.
Instability will increase in the second half of the week, especially between Wednesday and Friday, which will favor more cloud cover, even starting early in the day, and more rainfall.
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