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Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 193mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
500
300
500
450
300
600
500
300
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
400
km/h
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
30
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
1
3
1.6
1.1
1.3
2
3
5
150
14
5
8
4
2
7
max °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
min °C
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
 chill °C
14
15
16
14
15
16
14
15
16
14
12
14
12
12
13
13
Freezing level m
5200
5000
5050
5150
5050
5000
5000
5050
5100
5000
4950
5050
4950
4950
4900
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
5:58
5:57
5:57
5:55
5:55

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Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Arenal is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Arenal Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 193mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

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
28 km ESE
89m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
74 km SE
692m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
JuanSantamariaInt. Airport
78 km SE
908m alt.
45 minutes ago
24° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
81 km SE
1200m alt.
30 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
91 km SE
1195m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 128).
13
92 km SE
1198m alt.
42 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 32).
18
217 km ESE
1m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
264 km ESE
12m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 283).
6
lightning 43km ESE of Corn Island
265 km NE
0m alt.
27 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
294 km SE
2132m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 10).
14

* 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.