Starts the winter northern hemisphere; the cool temperatures will remain

Today begins the winter in the northern hemisphere characterized by fresh and long nights, short days and drop in temperatures.

The National Meteorology Office stresses that in Dominican Republic the record for lowest temperature occurred in February 1958 with a value of - 1 degrees Celsius recorded at Constance, followed by January 1956, December and March 1944 with 0.0 ° C, and on 28 January 1994 with 0.5 ºc registered in Polo (Barahona).

For today in onset of winter weather will be dominated by the presence of a high pressure system in the North Atlantic, which keeps the waves dangerous at coast Atlantic.

Faced with this situation the Onamet maintains the notice so fragile and small boats stay in port, and bathers should refrain from using the beaches as a spa; residents in low-lying coastal areas should monitor the State of the sea, for possible flooding coastal.

"The" u000a"wind from the east/northeast generated by the high-pressure system, while maintaining the pleasant temperatures to cool especially in the early hours of the morning and evening, continues dragging cloud nuclei into our territory increasing cloudiness and some rain short-term as well as wind gusts occasionally" suggests bulletin.

Local forecasts
today there will be occasional increases in cloud cover with weak short duration rains and isolated wind gusts over the provinces of Puerto Plata, Espaillat, sisters Mirabal, María Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, Hato Mayor and Monte Plata.

in Santo Domingo and the National District occasional increases in cloud cover. Gusts of wind. Weak rain isolated.

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