Climate information is increasingly relevant to society. (GlobeLiveMedia/Jovani Perez)

In times of climate change, a hot summer’s day can quickly turn into driving rain that causes flooding within minutes, so it’s increasingly common for people to try to prepare for temperature swings.

Below the weather report expected in the next few hours for Puerto Plata:

This Wednesday’s weather in Puerto Plata will reach 27 degrees, while the minimum temperature it will be 21 degrees. The forecast for UV levels is 7.

As for the rain the probability of precipitation for the said city it will be 81%, with a cloudiness of 39%, during the day; and 60%, with 46% cloudiness, throughout the night.

During this time, wind gusts will reach 39 kilometers per hour during the day and 35 kilometers per hour at night.

Puerto Plata is one of the most populated cities in the Dominican Republic, which is part of the province of the same name, located on the north coast of the Central American country.

In this city, as in much of the Dominican country, The climate is tropical.

    (Picture: File)
(Picture: File)

Being a Caribbean nation, The Dominican Republic has a mainly tropical climate, with abundant rainfall and an average temperature between 25 degrees and 30 degrees..

The rainy season begins in May and ends until November, with the months of May, August and September registering the most torrential rainfall in Dominican lands.

Although it is a tropical country, there are regions, mainly in the high altitude areas such as Constanza, Jarabacoa and Ocoa, where the temperature can drop considerably in winter, down to -5 degrees in winter.

The Dominican Republic is prone to the passage of hurricanes and, on average, one occurs every seven to eight years, as well as a tropical storm every four years, not counting floods.

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