After a complete an utter lack of tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes and indeed rain throughout this entire hurricane season, we did not see this coming. So it may surprise you to know that Tropical Storm Gonzalo is threatening to bring some rather unpleasant weather to the Dominican Republic by Tuesday/Wednesday.
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Prepare for a rainy weekend
As Winnie the Pooh once said… “tut, tut, it looks like rain!” This weekend it looks like we can expect some rain in the Eastern region of the Dominican Republic.
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Welcome to September
Welcome September! This is the month when it starts to feel a little cooler, but it’s also the month where Casa de Campo’s jetset crowd start to drift back! And what does that mean? Fun. That’s what it means! In Casa de Campo it’s certainly is a case of the more the merrier! The more people […]
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Good morning grey skies… and tropical storm force winds?
Well hello there! Good morning and happy Friday! This morning Friday August 22nd, here in Casa de Campo we have woken up to… very grey skies. Sadly not the normal bright blue Caribbean skies we love so much. So what’s going on?
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Tropical Storm Bertha coming to ruin your weekend?
Today, August 1st marks the start of peak Hurricane Season (August – September), and what could be more fitting than waking up on the dawn of this new month to discover a newly developed tropical storm heading our way? Fitting yes, but that doesn’t mean we have to be happy about it.
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Don’t be surprised! Today, June 21st, is the longest day of the year
If today, June 21st seems like a really long day, don’t worry – that’s because today is the longest day of the year and the summer solstice is upon us! This astronomical event that occurs annually throughout the world, is recognized in all countries located in the northern hemisphere as the start of SUMMER TIME!
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Today we celebrate the end of the hurricane season!
While it may not have felt like it, the last 6 months has been “hurricane season” in the Dominican Republic, and today Saturday November the 30th marks the official end of this rainy, windy season! Yippeee!
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Memories of Hurricane Georges – 15 years on
September 22nd 2013, marked the 15th anniversary of the arrival of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic. Originally predicted to miss the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Georges, a category 4 hurricane, suddenly changed course and made landfall in La Romana at 8am on September the 22nd 1998. Satellite image of Hurricane Georges, a category 4 hurricane […]
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle heading north through the Mona Passage
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gabrielle has now been “downgraded” to Tropical Depression Gabrielle – click here to read more! Despite my optimism that “Invest 97-L” wasn’t going to develop much, yesterday the system did develop… firstly into Tropical Depression 7, and then into Tropical Storm Gabrielle. So this morning as we wake up to a serene […]
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Tropical Depression Gabrielle now headed directly at the Dominican Republic
Good news and bad news! Well the good news is that Tropical Depression Gabrielle has now been “downgraded” from a tropical storm, but the bad news is that after a westerly detour he is now headed north again – directly towards the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. So here is a quick update to […]
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Invest 97-L to bring some heavy rain to the Dominican Republic
UPDATE: Invest 97-L has now developed into Tropical Storm Gabrielle and is heading north through the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Click here to read more. Despite being now “peak” hurricane season, not 1 hurricane has yet to develop this season and while there are still none on the horizon… nor […]