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Arenal Weather Forecast

Costa Rica - Panama Ranges · Costa Rica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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mod. rain
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risk tstorm
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Cloud base (m)
750
350
2050
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1700
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2250
300
2100
800
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1800
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1600
km/h
10
S
5
ESE
5
WNW
0
ESE
0
SE
0
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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0.8
2
13
14
6
13
8
5
12
8
0.5
3
1.7
2
0.6
0.1
max °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
min °C
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
 chill °C
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
Freezing level m
5150
5150
5150
5050
5100
5050
5050
5050
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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5:28
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5:27
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Arenal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Arenal is: Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Arenal Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed 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
74 km SE
692m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
JuanSantamariaInt. Airport
78 km SE
908m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
81 km SE
1200m alt.
47 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
91 km SE
1195m alt.
46 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 333).
6
92 km SE
1198m alt.
33 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
lightning 71km SE of Bluefields
167 km NE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
217 km ESE
1m alt.
38 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
246 km WNW
192m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
264 km ESE
12m alt.
25 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 186).
5
294 km SE
2132m alt.
27 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
10

* 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.