With so many hurricanes (Hurricane Katia, Hurricane Nate and Tropical Storm Maria) floating around in our part of the world – it’s no wonder the weather in Casa de Campo La Romana has been a little “disturbed.” So what can we expect for the next few days and more importantly will this wild weather ruin […]
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Tropical Storm Maria develops – no longer predicted to become a hurricane! phew!
For all you fellow weather-watching fanatics (at this time of year if you live in Casa de Campo or the Dominican Republic – you should be!), I bring you good news! Tropical Depression 14 has now developed into Tropical Storm Maria as predicted, but she is no longer predicted to become a hurricane at all! […]
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Tropical Weather Update: UH OH! It looks like rain!
UPDATE, 2.30pm Tuesday 6th September The “Tropical Wave” now has a 90% chance of developing into a Tropical Cyclone…….see below for a full update With Hurricane Katia whirring around above us in the Northern Atlantic ocean, causing impressive waves and a nasty storm surge on the Northern side of the Dominican Republic – it’s time […]
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“Hurricane Maria” predicted to develop by the weekend…and she’s headed this way!
Approximately 5 hours ago I published an article speculating about a “Tropical Wave” hovering about in the Atlantic Ocean. At the time, this “Tropical Wave” had a 70% chance of developing into a “Tropical Cyclone” – well now, just a few hours later she has already blossomed into “Tropical Depression 14” and is within the […]
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Hurricane Katia: Hopefully Heading North!
Hurricane Katia, the second hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane season, is to be perfectly honest a bit of a worry…..despite predictions that have her sailing North of the Dominican Republic, I can’t help but think – what if??
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Rebecca’s Weather Forecast: It’s not looking pretty……Emily is heading our way!
Tropical Storm Emily is expected to hit the Dominican Republic within the next 36 hours – Bad news for sun worshippers, but fantastic news for dancing-in-the-rain enthusiasts: rain (lots of it) – is on it’s way.
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Ya, Basta! Here comes the sun!?
Rejoice my friends! After what has felt like weeks and weeks of endless rain, which caused the Chavón river to flood, it seems that this weekend we can look forward to enjoying a largely sunny weekend!
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Rainy Days: The Chavón River is flooded!
Today I woke up and it was sunny! I was so thrilled I bounced out of bed and took the dog for a nice walk in the sunshine, “here comes the sun,” I thought and all memories and thoughts of the last few rainy days disappeared – until I arrived to Altos de Chavón and […]
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Photo of the Week: A Storm Rolls In!
It’s official, hurricane season is here and despite June historically being the ‘warm-up’ month, when the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean normally experiences a minimal number of storms and bad weather, here in La Romana and Casa de Campo this so called ‘warm-up’ has been rather fierce to say the least!
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Hurricane Season 2011: What to expect!
The infamous ‘Hurricane Season’ began on Wednesday the 1st of June and in an effort to keep up with it’s reputation – the weather has been terrible ever since! But what exactly does ‘Hurricane Season’ really mean and what can we expect in this turbulent times?
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Rainy Days: The 2011 Hurricane Season starts today!
Today, Wednesday June the 1st is the official start of the 2011 hurricane season, which the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is predicting will be more active than usual, with as many as 18 tropical storms. UPDATE! It seems like ‘rainy season’ or ‘hurricane season’ has decided to start very promptly! Starting from today, […]