What to expect in Cuba this weekend?

The Cuban Meteorological Agency issued on December 15 Special Notice no. 1, the island’s weather is set to worsen this weekend.

Insmet forecast center’s note described rain, thundershowers and coastal flooding to affect the country from today.

It contains TextThe next few hours will favor the formation of an additional tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico, which will intensify rapidly and move northward over the northeastern Florida peninsula, maintaining its influence for the next few days. Western part of Cuba.

The extensive circulation of this depression will affect western Cuba from today Saturday the 16th, and weather conditions will worsen with rain, showers, electrical storms and somewhat strong southerly winds, with gusts of 20 to 35 kilometers per hour. , with high winds.

Likewise, low-lying areas along the southern coast of the Western Provinces will experience mild coastal flooding.

The prefrontal cloudy band will begin to affect the province of Pinar del Río and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud from early this Saturday morning, moving through other western areas during the day and to the central area during the night. Rain, rain and thunderstorms.

Weather in Cuba this weekend

According to forecasts, in addition to the usual increase in wind strength as it passes through the rain-bearing areas, the rain will be heavier and heavier at some places.

Accumulation of water in coastal areas can increase the size of floodplains due to the combined effect of sea and rainfall. The possibility of severe local storms has not been ruled out.

Following that, the cold front will move eastward in the Gulf of Mexico, approaching the national border and reaching western Cuba by early Sunday morning. A combination of the southeastern United States and continental high pressure will produce strong northwesterly winds of 25 to 40 kilometers per hour early Sunday, which will last over the Gulf of Mexico and western Cuba into Monday.

This situation will cause strong swells along the northwest coast, with moderate coastal flooding from Sunday morning on the 17th over low-lying areas of the coast, including the Havana Bay.

The National Weather Service’s Forecast Center is closely monitoring the evolution of this weather situation and new special warnings will be issued if necessary.