Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Local national meteorological and emergency management authorities issued public advisories on Tuesday warning that a multi-level tropospheric weather system will continue to deliver unsettled, high-impact weather across large swathes of the Dominican Republic in the coming hours. The Dominican Institute of Meteorology, known locally by its Spanish acronym Indomet, confirmed that a slow-moving atmospheric trough interacting with a steady stream of moisture flowing into the national territory from southern and southeastern oceanic zones will drive widespread hazardous weather conditions through the forecast period. Complementing the meteorological update, the National Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced it has kept a tiered alert system active to help residents and local administrations prepare for potential disruption: 10 provinces remain under a yellow alert, which signals a heightened risk of adverse weather-related incidents, while seven additional provinces are placed under a lower-tier green alert to remind communities to stay weather-aware. Indomet’s detailed hour-by-hour forecast notes that widespread cloud cover will build across the entire national territory throughout the day, interspersed with bouts of moderate to heavy downpours, frequent thunderstorm activity, and sharp, unpredictable gusts of wind. For the morning window, scattered rainfall is projected to hit coastal and inland zones including La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, the densely populated Greater Santo Domingo metropolitan area, Pedernales, Puerto Plata, and Santiago, alongside several adjacent jurisdictions. As daytime heating peaks in the afternoon, the system will gain intensity, bringing more concentrated heavy showers and severe thunderstorms to higher-risk inland regions including Monseñor Nouel, San José de Ocoa, La Vega, San Juan, and Monte Plata. Authorities have urged residents in alert zones to monitor official updates closely and take basic precautions to avoid weather-related harm. This latest weather advisory is published as part of DominicanScope’s ongoing real-time coverage of national public safety and environmental events.
Weather update: Dominican Republic faces heavy rain and thunderstorms
