Light to moderate rains will fall in Managua this week, during the morning and with greater intensity during the night throughout the Pacific region and part of northern Nicaragua, accompanied by thunderstorms and scattered showers throughout the day, according to the Observatory of Natural Phenomena (Ofena) in its weekly report.
Over the next few hours, a low pressure system is expected to bring rain to the territory, as well as low temperatures of up to 23 degrees Celsius in the Pacific and up to 20 degrees in the north of the country. “This afternoon, there will be rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, mainly in the northwest and central areas,” explained Agustín Moreira, director of Ofena.
Ofena is monitoring two low pressure systems, one located in the Gulf of Mexico and the other off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, which could become tropical storms in the coming days. Nicaragua will also be affected by the Central American Gyre, which will generate constant rains throughout the isthmus.
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According to Ofena, a tropical wave could enter the territory on Thursday, September 26; however, the possibility reaches 30 percent. According to the latest bulletin from the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC), that same Thursday, a phenomenon near the coasts of the Central American Caribbean threatens to become a major hurricane when it reaches the northeast coast of the Gulf of Mexico and advances to Florida; however, its rains will not cause any damage to Nicaragua.
Although the presence of rains in the country has been irregular in recent weeks, the National Hurricane Center warned of an increase in rains and cyclonic activity for the months of October and November due to the stability of La Niña. The Central American gyre will generate rains throughout the Pacific, necessary due to the scarcity of rains in the area, in addition to atmospheric instability that will increase electrical activity during the rains.
The Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) recently warned about the interaction of a low pressure center, tropical wave No. 18 and the intertropical convergence zone, which, together with the Central American gyre, have caused the heavy rains that hit Managua, Masaya and Granada last week, causing serious material damage and one death (not yet confirmed by the authorities).
