Since Saturday strong winds with gusts of up to 70 km/h have been common in the Central Valley and mountain areas. The national weather service is forecasting the winds to continue today and into the coming week.
Rebeca Morera, spokesperson for the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) said that gusts reached 100 km/h in some mountain peaks.
The forecast for the rest of the week are strong winds, though not much less in intensity, and dry and hot conditions.