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– Lat/Long: 10.46° N 84.70° W

Arenal
Weather Forecast, Costa Rica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
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PM
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PM
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night
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rain showers
thunderstorm
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heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
350
300
700
550
300
300
300
300
300
300
600
550
350
550
750
km/h
40
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
60
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.5
1.1
1.1
2
1.5
2
18
29
12
1.6
2
6
1.6
0.7
7
2
max °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
min °C
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
 chill °C
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
12
14
17
15
15
17
17
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5000
4950
5050
5050
4900
4950
5000
4950
4950
4950
5000
5100
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
Sunset
5:57
5:57
5:55
5:55
5:54

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Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Arenal is: Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Arenal Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, 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.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
74 km SE
692m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
JuanSantamariaInt. Airport
78 km SE
908m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
81 km SE
1200m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13
91 km SE
1195m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 152).
5
92 km SE
1198m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 354).
16
217 km ESE
1m alt.
54 minutes ago
24° C
Dry
246 km WNW
192m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
lightning 8km N of Sixaola
251 km ESE
1m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
264 km ESE
12m alt.
37 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 251).
6

* 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.