This is not a weather forecast, rather, a warning from the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – national weather service – to be extremely careful when outdoors today, Sunday.
The IMN says we can expect a hot and sunny morning, which will quickly turn nasty with servere thunderstorms and lightning in the afternoon.
The IMN explains that the morning heating up of the air will bring temperatures close to 33 Celsius in the Pacific coast, 29 in the Central Valley and 31 in the Caribbean. The temperatures are a few degrees above normal for this time of year.
The worst of the severe weather conditions will be in the Central Valley (San José and surrounding areas).
The IMN recommends keeping an eye to the sky, on the extreme lookout for changes in weather conditions and take precautions against flash floods and landslides.
Remember:
- during a lightning storm the best place is indoors.
- if driving, drive with caution, pull of to the side of the road in heavy rains and TURN ON YOUR FLASHERS
- expect power failures in some areas
- i going out, don’t forget the umbrella
The IMN says the intense weather conditions will diminish after 6pm.