The “curse” of mid-August strikes again! Every year on the 15th of August (give or take a few days), the “peak” hurricane season gets underway. Today as we awake to find Tropical Depression 5 newly developed in the Atlantic ocean… so begins 6 weeks (más o menos) of constant weather watching! UPDATE (Thursday, Aug.15th, 11am): Tropical […]
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Hurricane season 2013, August update: Getting ready for the most active hurricane months
So far we have been quite lucky, in fact some even say the Dominican Republic has some special protection from God, for although we are on alert and in the path of hurricanes every year, we have only been hit by two major ones in the past 34 years. However, that does not mean we […]
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Should we be worried about Tropical Storm Dorian?
Hello and welcome to the stormiest July in the Dominican Republic for at least the last 10 years. That’s right folks, this July, typically a month that doesn’t bring any “Tropical Weather” to our shores, already brought Tropical Storm Chantal within striking distance… and now it looks like another, Tropical Storm Dorian, could be heading […]
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Wondering why it’s raining? There’s a Tropical Wave overhead!
This morning we woke to another bright, sunny and beautiful day in Casa de Campo… and then it started to rain. Just a brief shower? Sadly not – there’s a “Tropical Wave” hovering over the Dominican Republic right now! Fortunately a “tropical wave” is the most insignificant and unthreatening of all the types of tropical […]
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Tropical Storm Chantal weakens & heads west!
Great news my friends, Tropical Storm Chantal, who less than 12 hours ago was threatening to hit the Dominican Republic with near hurricane force winds of approximately 70mph around about now – is no longer a real threat to the Dominican Republic.
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[Update July 9th] 24 hour countdown: Tropical Storm Chantal to hit the Dominican Republic with near hurricane force winds
UPDATE: July 9, 2pm – hurricane watch issued for Dominican Republic Now that Tropical Storm Chantal has crossed across the Lesser Antilles and strengthened to have maximum sustained winds of 65mph, the south-east coast of the Dominican Republic is now under hurricane watch. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible anywhere within the […]
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Hurricane watch issued for Dominican Republic: what should you do?
With Tropical Storm Chantal now located less than 500 miles from Santo Domingo and headed directly towards the Dominican Republic, the possibility of a direct hit is now almost a certainty. The only thing uncertain is whether or not Tropical Storm Chantal will become Hurricane Chantal before she reaches us. So what should you do? […]
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1st tropical storm of the season – Chantal expected as early as Wednesday!
SURPRISE! Despite July being historically the least active month of the Hurricane Season, and the fact that the Dominican Republic has not been affected by any tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane earlier than mid-August over the last 10 years… our first tropical storm of the season is already on the way. Tropical Storm Chantal […]
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Hurricane season 2013: July update
One month down – 5 more to go! So now that we are officially one month into the Hurricane Season 2013 here we bring you a tropical weather update for the Dominican Republic.
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The summer has begun! Today, June 21st, is the longest day in the year!
The June solstice has arrived! This means that today –June 21st– is the longest day of the year. 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! The summer is characterized by longer days and shorter nights, as well as […]
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“Active” hurricane season starts today with a maximum of 20 storms predicted
Today June 1st, marks the official start of the hurricane season in the Dominican Republic. Over the last few days we have seem several downpours throughout the country – which could be part of the “active” hurricane season that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA- have predicted in the Atlantic for this year. […]