Q COSTA RICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), has issued a new warning ahead of the imminent arrival of Tropical Wave #34, expected tonight, Thursday, August 20.
This new atmospheric disturbance, currently located in Panama, is showing little development and minimal cloud cover, mainly due to dry conditions in the region.
However, authorities are maintaining constant vigilance due to the recent impact of Tropical Wave #33, which caused severe damage and flooding in various parts of the country.
The IMN has reported that moderate trade winds are expected in the morning with occasional gusts of 40 to 65 km/h and possible rain in the Caribbean and Northern Zone. During the afternoon and evening, a reduction in humidity is expected, which would limit the intensity of rainfall, although isolated showers could occur in the Pacific, especially in the central and southern regions.
The IMN emphasizes that although the disturbance is in a low-humidity atmosphere, monitoring continues due to the vulnerability of the saturated terrain and the associated risks.
Given this scenario, authorities recommend taking precautions in flood-prone areas, paying attention to the possible saturation of streams and culverts, avoiding exposure to thunderstorms, and being alert to sea conditions, as an increase in tides and waves is expected, mainly in the Central and South Pacific.
