Costa Rica: Rains To Continue Into Long Weekend

If you were expecting a break in the rains this weekend, forget it, the national weather service says the intense rains of the past days will continue for a few days more.


Gabrieal Chinchilla, meteriologist for the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), says the low pressure system that dumped on Costa Rica this week, causing more than 100 people to be moved to shelters, landslides in many areas and the closure of important roads, will continue into the weekend.


The average rainfall since last Sunday to Thursday is 550 litres per square metre, which is the average rain fall for the entire month of October.


Chinchilla recommends caution, especially in the Pacific coastal areas, as many will head out for the beaches and mountains for the long weekend.


As for the Caribbean coast, rain is expected only in the mountainous areas. The city of Limón, which is hosting the annual festival, will be dry, though experts warn of rising water levels in the rivers and to extremely cautious in remote areas. 


I wonder how our communities are holding up?