Beyond checking the weather forecast to know what to wear or whether or not to carry an umbrella, the weather report It is an instrument that has become fundamental for various sectors such as the transportation (by sky, sea and land), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.
But if by itself predicting the weather could be complex. Added to this is another variant: global warming, which has made even more urgent the need to stay up to date in order to act and adopt public policies that reduce disaster risks such as alerts about floods, droughts, freezing waves, a bad landing and other related phenomena.
In this context, here The weather report for the next few hours in San José this May 8:
During the day temperature will reach a maximum of 27 degrees, the probability of rain It will be 100%, with 99% cloud cover, while wind gusts will reach 28 kilometers per hour.
As for UV rays, they are predicted to reach a level of up to 6.
For the night, temperature will reach 19 degrees, while precipitation forecast It will be 25%, with 91% cloudiness, while wind gusts will be 24 kilometers per hour at night.
Although the San José region is affected by the conditions of the Pacific, as well as the influence of the Caribbean, The city’s climate is mainly temperate, this being in a middle zone.
That is, San José boasts of pleasant temperatures Being one of the coldest cities in Central America, strong winds, occasional rains whose intensity months range from July to September and clear mornings.
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) places the Costa Rican city in the central region, defined as “Two Valleys”, since it is located between the Western Central Valley and Eastern Central Valley.
Costa Ricabeing a country located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, It is defined as a tropical zone.
However, The tropical climate in Costa Rican lands is modified by different factors such as relief, that is, mountains, plains and plateaus; the isthmic condition; and the oceanic influence, such as winds or sea breezes, the temperature of marine currents and the general circulation of the atmosphere.
The IMN divides Costa Rica into two large climatic regions: the Pacific Regime and the Caribbean Regime.
The Caribbean Regime is characterized by having two rainy periods The first runs from May to August and the second from November to January. The rainiest month in this season is December, precipitation occurs more regularly in the mornings and evenings.
This area does not have a defined dry seasonbecause even in the least rainy months, precipitation is considerable, which are February and March, as well as September and October.
For its part, The Pacific Regime has a defined dry and rainy season. The dry season begins in December and ends in March, while the rainy season occurs between May and October. Precipitation occurs regularly in the afternoons and evenings.
