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Tuesday 28 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Summer Is Around The
Corner
Summer or the
"dry season" is around
the corner, according to
the weatherman, as the
2008 rainy season comes
to a closed with a
record torrential rain
and landslides,
affecting tens of
thousands in all parts
of the country.
According to the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the
national weather service
- this week begins the
transition period from
the rainy to the dry
season, which will be
felt first in the North
Pacific and the Central
Valley.
In San José not one drop
of rain fell on Sunday
or Monday.
The IMN predicts dry
season will be in full
swing by mid November in
Guanacaste and
Puntarenas (between
November 12 and 16),
followed in the Central
Valley (between November
27 and December 1), the
Central Pacific
(December 21 and 27) and
the South Pacific by the
end of December. The
Caribbean and Northern
Zone will be in full dry
season by February.
During the transition
period it is common for
a couple of days of
sunshine and no rain
followed by days of
rain.
So, although it feels
like the rainy season is
done with, don't put
away the umbrella yet
for at least a couple of
weeks more. |
