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Windy Start to the Week in Costa Rica With Heavier Rain Coming Tuesday

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If you're planning your week around the weather, it's going to be windy and humid today but the real rain shows up Tuesday, and...
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Costa Rica Faces Water Rationing and Wildfire Risk as El Niño Deepens

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A strong El Niño has taken hold over Costa Rica and will keep much of the country drier and hotter than normal through the...
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Route 27 Goes One-Way at 2 p.m. and the Weather Turns with It

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If you spent the mid-year break at the beach, today is the day most people head home — and two things will shape your...
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Costa Rica Weekend Weather – Strong Winds and a Tropical Wave

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Strong trade winds will continue across Costa Rica today, with gusts expected between 40 and 75 km/h (25 to 47 mph), especially in northern...
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Costa Rica Under Weather Alert After Tropical Wave Triggers Flooding

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Costa Rica starts the day dealing with the effects of Tropical Wave 19, after heavy rains flooded homes, forced residents into emergency shelters, closed...
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What Costa Rica’s Weather Looks Like This Week as an Early Dry Spell Sets In

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Costa Rica goes into the first week of July under a markedly dry and windy pattern across the Pacific and the Central Valley, as...
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Rip Currents, High Surf Threaten Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

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Those heading to Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast this week are being urged to use caution as higher surf, rip currents and a pair of...
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Costa Rica Weather This Week: A Wet Start, Then a Drier, Hotter Pattern

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Costa Rica's week opens wet, with Tropical Wave No. 11 crossing the country today, before forecasters expect a drier, warmer pattern to settle over...
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Costa Rica Weekend Weather: Drier Friday and Saturday, Stormier Sunday

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Costa Rica will get a short break from widespread rain this weekend before Tropical Wave No. 10 moves in on Sunday and raises the...
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Weather Causes Flight Delays at Costa Rica’s Main Airport

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Heavy fog and rain disrupted flight operations at Juan Santamaría International Airport on Monday, forcing five commercial flights to divert and delaying several departures...
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What The Costa Rica Weather Is Like This Week June 1 – 8

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If you're traveling in Costa Rica this week, expect the typical green-season pattern: bright, mostly dry mornings, then clouds and thunderstorms rolling in during...
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Costa Rica Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms – Plan Beach Time Early

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The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) forecasts that an acceleration of trade winds over the Caribbean will push humidity into Costa Rica today, triggering afternoon...
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Costa Rica Weather Forecast Calls for Heavier Afternoon Storms This Week

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Costa Rica will see warm mornings and stormy afternoons this week as Caribbean moisture moves across our country and helps fuel early rainy-season weather...
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Heavy Rains in Costa Rica: Hundreds Affected by Flooding

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Although the dry season in Costa Rica has already begun, the country has been experiencing heavy rains caused by cold push #8. In December...
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