Week 44: Weather Takes A Turn For The Better

A positive turn of events regarding our weather this week: The intensity of the rainfall experienced decreased and the pattern is now dominated by showers of medium to low intensity with a cumulative precipitation during week #44 at the source of 31.2 mm (1.23 in) well distributed throughout the week. In somewhat of a significant reversal, the weather conditions improved this week – average air and soil temperature remained stable, precipitation dropped to a more moderate level and dense cloud cover with very high ambient humidity continued which is something normal during this period of the year. The Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica has announced higher air temperatures for the following days which is great news. We had been alarmed at the early signs of very extreme weather in the month of October in the Atlantic Region of Costa Rica but this first week of November it did take a turn for the better. It only serves to underscore the unpredictability of our tropical weather and the challenges that we constantly face. The Pacific area is now in the transition from wet to the dry season.