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Arenal Weather Forecast

Costa Rica - Panama Ranges · Costa Rica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
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PM
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
heavy rain
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
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Cloud base (m)
650
500
550
300
550
500
450
500
600
300
800
550
650
450
700
2050
km/h
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
4
13
16
0.4
1.1
0.9
0.3
6
19
1.9
7
2
2
4
0.4
max °C
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
min °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
 chill °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
Freezing level m
5150
5000
5050
5050
5050
5050
5000
5050
4950
4950
5000
5000
5000
5050
4950
5050
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Sunrise
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5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:28
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Sunset
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5:20
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5:19
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5:19
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Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Arenal is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Arenal Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Arenal at the specific elevation of 1657 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Arenal. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Costa Rica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 10km SSW of Tilaran
33 km SW
395m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
74 km SE
692m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
JuanSantamariaInt. Airport
78 km SE
908m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
81 km SE
1200m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 31).
3
91 km SE
1195m alt.
53 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 152).
6
92 km SE
1198m alt.
51 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
0
SHIP7856
107 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP9267
107 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8845
107 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
SHIP9046
107 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.