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

Palmarejo

970 people, 140 ft above sea level in Lajas Municipio.

140 ftElevation, city center
970People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 86°
Sunny now Dew point -26° · ESE 8 mph · high 86°
City of Palmarejo River Interstate 2 miles
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The Palmarejo 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 Palmarejo

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Mercedita Airport (TJPS) · 5:35 PM
Sunny
86° Sunny Feels like 83° · high of 86° near 5 PM
WindESE 8 mphgusts 15
Humidity1%rising to 85% by morning
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point -26° · Dry79° by Saturday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Monday, about 3 PMin about 45 hours · 46% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.09 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAINNov. 90.07 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lajas Municipio
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:33 AM5:51 PM ↓
11 h 18 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
52
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
55% · 0.00 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 72 to 79°

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
86° 80°
10% rain — SE 15 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
89° 77°
0% rain — ESE 14 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
90° 77°
50% rain up to 0.09″ ESE 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
90° 77°
60% rain — ENE 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
89° 77°
60% rain up to 0.08″ E 8 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 78°
40% rain — E 9 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 78°
30% rain — E 8 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 Palmarejo about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the tropical Atlantic three days ago, and over the Caribbean a day ago, about 960 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, THREE YEARS AGO Nov. 14, 2023

The hottest this week has been

94° on Nov. 14, 2023, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1900. Next is 94° in 2024.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Lajas Substation record since 1900.
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THE GROUND

What Palmarejo stands on

Palmarejo’s center stands about 140 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 690 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pico Santa Ana, about 2,950 ft, 10 miles northeast.

Palmarejo, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft PALMAREJO140 ftCerro Mariquita890 ftSan Germán270 ftPico Santa Ana2,950 ft ← SWMaricao · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

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

Palmarejo’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1900 · Lajas Substation

Palmarejo has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 92° in July; winter nights fall to about 62° in January. About 45 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

87°62°87°62°87°63°88°66°90°69°91°70°92°70°92°70°91°70°91°70°89°67°88°64° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY PALMAREJO 44.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average92° / 70°high / low, the warmest month
January, average87° / 62°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year44.9 inwettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°FJuly 10, 1998
Coldest on record44°FJanuary 14, 1992
Wettest day on record12.3 inSeptember 17, 1975
90° days a year197none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical savannaKöppen Aw

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upMay 13 to Nov. 11; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 17.6 of the year’s 44.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Palmarejo normally reaches 89° and falls to 68°. The record high is 94°, in 2023; the record low 60°, in 2005. The most rain on this date, 6.45 in, fell in 2003.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high87°87°87°88°90°91°92°92°91°91°89°88°
Normal low62°62°63°66°69°70°70°70°70°70°67°64°
Rain, inches2.212.292.523.274.422.193.504.875.666.345.642.00
Record high96° (1986)94° (1984)99° (2026)95° (2024)95° (1999)99° (1997)103° (1998)99° (2021)98° (1997)97° (2024)98° (2011)98° (2011)
Record low44° (1992)51° (2005)50° (1951)50° (1953)56° (1974)55° (1986)53° (1994)58° (2011)59° (2019)56° (1996)50° (2018)49° (1996)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Lajas Substation, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Palmarejo on the Forecast Network

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PUERTO RICO · LAJAS

Palmarejo

970 people, 140 ft above sea level in Lajas Municipio.

140 ftElevation
970People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 86°
SunnyDew point -26°
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Today in Palmarejo

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 86° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 84° 1%
11p mostly cloudy night 84° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 83° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 82° 0%
8a mostly cloudy day 82° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINMonday about 3 PM · 46%
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Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80
86
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Sun0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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89
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Mon50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
77
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Tue60%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
77
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Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
77
89
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Thu40%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
78
89
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
78
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, THREE YEARS AGO · NOV. 14, 2023

94°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1900.

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What Palmarejo stands on

Palmarejo’s center stands about 140 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 690 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Pico Santa Ana, about 2,950 ft, 10 miles northeast.

Palmarejo, southwest to northeast Palmarejo140 ftCerro Mariquita890 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 13×.
Elevation, center140 ft
Within 3 miles30 to 720 ft
Lie of the landHilly (690 ft of relief)
High point nearbyPico Santa Ana, 2,950 ft, 10 mi northeast
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Palmarejo’s year

Palmarejo has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 92° in July; winter nights fall to about 62° in January. About 45 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 44.9 in
July, average92° / 70° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average87° / 62° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year44.9 in · wettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°F · July 10, 1998
Coldest on record44°F · January 14, 1992
Wettest day on record12.3 in · September 17, 1975
90° days a year197 · none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical savanna · Köppen Aw
1Highs of 90° and up · May 13 to Nov. 11; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretch · September through November: 17.6 of the year’s 44.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Palmarejo normally reaches 89° and falls to 68°. The record high is 94°, in 2023; the record low 60°, in 2005. The most rain on this date, 6.45 in, fell in 2003.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Lajas Substation, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.