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Shaded-relief map of Búfalo, Puerto Rico: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
PUERTO RICO · BARCELONETA MUNICIPIO

Búfalo

1,060 people, 440 ft above sea level in Barceloneta Municipio.

440 ftElevation, city center
1,060People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 88°
Sunny now Dew point -26° · SSE 13 mph · high 87°
City of Búfalo River Interstate 2 miles
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The Búfalo plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Búfalo

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Mercedita Airport (TJPS) · 3:55 PM
Sunny
88° Sunny Feels like 85° · high of 87° near 4 PM
WindSSE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity1%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point -26° · Dry77° by Saturday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 4 AMin about 12 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 130.4 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Heat AdvisoryHeat Advisory issued November 14 at 9:51AM AST until November 14 at 5:00PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:32 AM5:49 PM ↓
11 h 17 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
64
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.24 in Monday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 70 to 77°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
87° 77°
20% rain — SE 11 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 75°
30% rain — ESE 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
91° 75°
60% rain up to 0.09″ ESE 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
91° 76°
50% rain — ENE 8 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
90° 76°
60% rain up to 0.06″ E 8 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 76°
50% rain — E 8 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 76°
30% rain — E 7 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Búfalo about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the tropical Atlantic three days ago, and over the Caribbean a day ago, about 840 miles back along its path. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1983 Nov. 14, 1983

The hottest this week has been

98° on Nov. 14, 1983, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1900. Next is 95° in 1905.

95°
98°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Manati 2 E record since 1900.
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THE GROUND

What Búfalo stands on

Búfalo’s center stands about 440 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 760 ft, a difference of 740 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Los Tres Picachos, about 3,870 ft, 14 miles south.

Búfalo, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft BÚFALO440 ftHigh point of the line2,420 ftLoma de la Zarza2,120 ftFrontón630 ftFlorida660 ftTiburones310 ft ← S · JayuyaN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 8×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Búfalo’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1900 · Manati 2 E, 7 mi east

Búfalo has a tropical rainforest climate. Summer afternoons average 87° in June; winter nights fall to about 65° in February. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

81°66°82°65°83°66°84°68°85°70°87°72°86°72°87°72°87°72°87°71°84°69°82°67° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC TODAY BÚFALO 61.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
June, average87° / 72°high / low, the warmest month
February, average82° / 65°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.9 inwettest months: November and May
Hottest on record100°FJuly 14, 1932
Coldest on record50°FJanuary 10, 1986
Wettest day on record9.20 inSeptember 10, 1996
90° days a year40none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical rainforestKöppen Af
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Búfalo normally reaches 84° and falls to 69°. The record high is 98°, in 1983; the record low 59°, in 1944. The most rain on this date, 2.90 in, fell in 1963.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high81°82°83°84°85°87°86°87°87°87°84°82°
Normal low66°65°66°68°70°72°72°72°72°71°69°67°
Rain, inches5.093.164.074.916.213.415.355.365.675.677.595.39
Record high92° (1981)96° (1982)97° (1947)99° (1909)99° (1941)100° (1903)100° (1932)98° (1908)98° (1968)98° (1927)98° (1983)95° (1962)
Record low50° (1986)51° (2023)53° (1987)54° (1986)55° (2018)58° (1986)58° (2015)59° (2015)60° (1981)60° (1987)59° (2015)57° (1927)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Manati 2 E, 7 miles east, 190 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Around Búfalo on the Forecast Network

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Búfalo

1,060 people, 440 ft above sea level in Barceloneta Municipio.

440 ftElevation
1,060People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 88°
SunnyDew point -26°
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Today in Búfalo

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 87° 10%
7p partly cloudy night 82° 9%
10p partly cloudy night 81° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 79° 0%
4a rain 78° 31%
7a mostly cloudy day 79° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 AM · 31%
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Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77
87
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Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
75
89
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Mon60%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
75
91
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Tue50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
76
91
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Wed60%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
76
90
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Thu50%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
76
89
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
76
89
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1983 · NOV. 14, 1983

98°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1900.

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What Búfalo stands on

Búfalo’s center stands about 440 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 760 ft, a difference of 740 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Los Tres Picachos, about 3,870 ft, 14 miles south.

Búfalo, south to north Búfalo440 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 15×.
Elevation, center440 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 760 ft
Lie of the landHilly (740 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLos Tres Picachos, 3,870 ft, 14 mi south
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Búfalo’s year

Búfalo has a tropical rainforest climate. Summer afternoons average 87° in June; winter nights fall to about 65° in February. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 61.9 in
June, average87° / 72° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average82° / 65° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.9 in · wettest months: November and May
Hottest on record100°F · July 14, 1932
Coldest on record50°F · January 10, 1986
Wettest day on record9.20 in · September 10, 1996
90° days a year40 · none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical rainforest · Köppen Af
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Búfalo normally reaches 84° and falls to 69°. The record high is 98°, in 1983; the record low 59°, in 1944. The most rain on this date, 2.90 in, fell in 1963.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Manati 2 E, 7 miles east, 190 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.