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PUERTO RICO · MOCA MUNICIPIO

Moca

743 people, 130 ft above sea level in Moca Municipio.

130 ftElevation, city center
743People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 91°
Sunny now Dew point 77° · N 3 mph · high 89°
City of Moca River Interstate 2 miles
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The Moca 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 Moca

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Rafael Hernandez Airport (TJBQ) · 2:50 PM
Sunny
91° Sunny Feels like 105° · high of 89° near 3 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity63%rising to 94% by morning
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 77° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Monday, about 9 PMin about 54 hours · 48% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.01
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
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 3:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:34 AM5:51 PM ↓
11 h 17 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
65
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
48% · 0.06 in Monday night 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 70 to 78°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 89° / 72°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
89° 75°
0% rain — S 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
89° 74°
10% rain — NNE 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
88° 74°
50% rain — ENE 10 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
88° 74°
50% rain — E 15 A
WED Nov. 18 Storms likely Storms likely
87° 73°
80% rain up to 0.2″ E 8 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of storms Chance of storms
87° 73°
50% rain — E 6 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
87° 73°
30% rain — ENE 5 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 Moca about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the tropical Atlantic three days ago, and over the Caribbean a day ago, about 860 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 1996 Nov. 11, 1996

The coldest this week has been

57° on Nov. 11, 1996, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1899. Next is 59° in 1973.

59°
57°
19731996
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Coloso record since 1899.
MILE2
THE GROUND

What Moca stands on

Moca’s center stands about 130 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 880 ft, a difference of 860 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pico San Bernardo, about 1,600 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

Moca, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft MOCA130 ftAguada10 ftRío Culebrinasabout 30 ftCerro de la Bandera1,160 ft ← WSan Antonio · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 16×.

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

MILE5
THE ALMANAC

Moca’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1899 · Coloso, 3 mi west-southwest

Moca has a tropical rainforest climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in June; winter nights fall to about 66° in January. About 78 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

84°66°85°66°86°67°86°69°87°71°89°72°89°73°89°73°89°73°89°72°87°71°85°68° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY MOCA 77.5 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
June, average89° / 72°high / low, the warmest month
January, average84° / 66°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year77.5 inwettest months: August and May
Hottest on record100°FJanuary 5, 1925
Coldest on record45°FJanuary 30, 1987
Wettest day on record10.0 inSeptember 20, 2017
90° days a year102none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical rainforestKöppen Af

AROUND THE RING

1Wettest stretchJuly through September: 28.9 of the year’s 77.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Moca normally reaches 87° and falls to 71°. The record high is 99°, in 1915; the record low 60°, in 1995. The most rain on this date, 1.53 in, fell in 2003.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high84°85°86°86°87°89°89°89°89°89°87°85°
Normal low66°66°67°69°71°72°73°73°73°72°71°68°
Rain, inches2.472.673.255.289.828.709.1410.459.278.915.102.44
Record high100° (1925)96° (1919)97° (1941)98° (1932)97° (1950)98° (1993)98° (1937)97° (1951)98° (1936)96° (1981)100° (1924)95° (1949)
Record low45° (1987)46° (1988)50° (1972)51° (1925)56° (1910)58° (1995)56° (1913)60° (1995)59° (1995)59° (1995)57° (1996)50° (1987)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Coloso, 3 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

MILE7
ON THE NETWORK

Around Moca on the Forecast Network

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Mayagüez PR · 13 MI 13 miles south Arecibo PR · 25 MI 25 miles east Ponce PR · 42 MI 42 miles southeast Bayamón PR · 62 MI 62 miles east San Juan PR · 69 MI 69 miles east Carolina PR · 74 MI 74 miles east
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Moca

743 people, 130 ft above sea level in Moca Municipio.

130 ftElevation
743People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 91°
SunnyDew point 77°
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Today in Moca

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 89° 0%
6p partly cloudy night 85° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 81° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 79° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 76° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 76° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINMonday about 9 PM · 48%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
75
89
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Sun10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
74
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Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed80%
Storms likely Storms likely
73
87
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Thu50%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
73
87
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
73
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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 1996 · NOV. 11, 1996

57°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1899.

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What Moca stands on

Moca’s center stands about 130 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 880 ft, a difference of 860 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pico San Bernardo, about 1,600 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

Moca, west to east Moca130 ftRío Culebrinasabout 30 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 31×.
Elevation, center130 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 880 ft
Lie of the landHilly (860 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPico San Bernardo, 1,600 ft, 13 mi south-southeast
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Moca’s year

Moca has a tropical rainforest climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in June; winter nights fall to about 66° in January. About 78 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 77.5 in
June, average89° / 72° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average84° / 66° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year77.5 in · wettest months: August and May
Hottest on record100°F · January 5, 1925
Coldest on record45°F · January 30, 1987
Wettest day on record10.0 in · September 20, 2017
90° days a year102 · none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical rainforest · Köppen Af
1Wettest stretch · July through September: 28.9 of the year’s 77.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Moca normally reaches 87° and falls to 71°. The record high is 99°, in 1915; the record low 60°, in 1995. The most rain on this date, 1.53 in, fell in 2003.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1899 at Coloso, 3 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.