(QCOSTARICA) It had been forecast that the rainy season this year would be more intense due to the impact of La Niña phenomenon and the capital city, San Jose, would be one of the most affected.
However, as you may yourself have noticed it hasn’t been raining much. Not like it was expected or even supposed to.
According to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – national weather service – n
The La Niña has not been as strong as expected. Not yet, anyways. The worst months of the rainy season, that is the months with the greatest amount of rainfall, September and October, are ahead of us.
IMN weather specialist Daniel Poleo explained that, despite the low rainfall up to now, we should see the full effects of La Niña – that is intense rains – in the coming weeks.
The specialist says we should be prepared.
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