A tropical wave will begin to leave downpours over the Puerto Rico region starting tonight, reported the National Meteorological Service in San Juan (SNM).
According to the agency, the downpours are forecast to continue until Monday morning, however, dust from the Sahara desert would arrive later in the afternoon.
A tropical wave will bring showers & isolated thunderstorms from Sunday night into early Monday morning, with highest impact over E-PR & USVI. Saharan Dust along with the associated drier air mass will lead to mainly fair weather conditions and hazy skies by Monday. #PRwx #USVIwx pic.twitter.com/tykIGbExlB
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) July 23, 2022
“Tropical wave will bring showers and thunderstorms from Sunday night to early Monday morning, with the greatest impact on E-PR and USVI. Saharan dust and a drier air mass will result in fair weather conditions and hazy skies on Monday,” the SNM said.
Sunday: Showers over E-PR & USVI. PM Showers & T-Storms over W-PR. Maximum heat indices into the lower 100s.
Sunday: Showers over eastern PR and the Virgin Islands. Showers with thunderstorms over western PR. Maximum heat indices in the low 100 degrees. #PRwx #USVIwx pic.twitter.com/FmLWbKsjXB
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) July 24, 2022
The downpours would be concentrated in the east of the island and thunderstorms could be recorded in the west.
Meteorology warned that the heat index could reach 100 degrees.