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PUERTO RICO · YAUCO MUNICIPIO

Palomas

1,416 people, 190 ft above sea level in Yauco Municipio.

190 ftElevation, city center
1,416People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 82°
Clear now Dew point 75° · Calm · high 82°
City of Palomas River Interstate 2 miles
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The Palomas 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 Palomas

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 7:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Mercedita Airport (TJPS) · 7:55 PM
Clear
82° Clear Feels like 89° · high of 82° near 8 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity79%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 75° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday, about 9 AMin about 61 hours · 60% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.03
LAST RAINNov. 140.08 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Yauco Municipio
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 8:21 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:32 AM5:51 PM ↓
11 h 18 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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
60% · 0.00 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 69 to 76°

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
82° 77°
0% rain — SE 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
89° 75°
20% rain — ESE 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
91° 75°
30% rain — ESE 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
91° 77°
60% rain — ENE 8 A
WED Nov. 18 Storms likely; hot Storms likely; hot
90° 75°
60% rain up to 0.05″ E 7 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
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 Palomas 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 IN 1984 Nov. 12, 1984

The coldest this week has been

65° on Nov. 12, 1984, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1959. Next is 66° in 1985.

66°
65°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Magueyes Island record since 1959.
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THE GROUND

What Palomas stands on

Palomas’s center stands about 190 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 660 ft, a difference of 630 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Monte Guilarte, about 3,910 ft, 11 miles northeast.

Palomas, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft PALOMAS190 ftMaría Antonia280 ftYauco160 ftCerro Curet2,690 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 5×.

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

Palomas’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1959 · Magueyes Island, 12 mi west-southwest

Palomas has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in August; winter nights fall to about 69° in February. About 42 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

86°70°86°69°86°70°87°72°88°75°90°76°90°76°91°76°90°76°90°75°88°73°88°70° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY PALOMAS 42.5 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average91° / 76°high / low, the warmest month
February, average86° / 69°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year42.5 inwettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°FOctober 11, 2005
Coldest on record50°FFebruary 12, 2004
Wettest day on record13.9 inSeptember 17, 1975
Climate typeTropical savannaKöppen Aw

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upJune 8 to Oct. 26; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 16.8 of the year’s 42.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Palomas normally reaches 88° and falls to 73°. The record high is 93°, in 2011; the record low 66°, in 1985. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 2016.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high86°86°86°87°88°90°90°91°90°90°88°88°
Normal low70°69°70°72°75°76°76°76°76°75°73°70°
Rain, inches1.931.862.713.574.072.542.674.325.536.265.061.96
Record high92° (1996)93° (1978)95° (1992)96° (1986)97° (1978)97° (1978)100° (2004)98° (1979)101° (1995)103° (2005)95° (2024)94° (2009)
Record low60° (1975)50° (2004)60° (2009)58° (2000)59° (2005)67° (1985)66° (1994)62° (2020)61° (2020)66° (1985)62° (2000)60° (2018)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1959 at Magueyes Island, 12 miles west-southwest, 180 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Palomas on the Forecast Network

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Ponce PR · 16 MI 16 miles east Mayagüez PR · 22 MI 22 miles northwest Bayamón PR · 53 MI 53 miles northeast Caguas PR · 57 MI 57 miles east San Juan PR · 59 MI 59 miles northeast Carolina PR · 65 MI 65 miles northeast
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PUERTO RICO · YAUCO

Palomas

1,416 people, 190 ft above sea level in Yauco Municipio.

190 ftElevation
1,416People
1 sq miLand
Clear 82°
ClearDew point 75°
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Today in Palomas

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 82° 2%
11p mostly cloudy night 81° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 79° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 78° 23%
8a mostly cloudy day 82° 0%
11a mostly cloudy day 88° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday about 9 AM · 60%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77
82
A
Sun20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
75
89
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Mon30%
Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
75
91
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Tue60%
Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
77
91
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Wed60%
Storms likely; hot Storms likely; hot
75
90
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Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
76
89
A
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
76
89
A
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1984 · NOV. 12, 1984

65°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1959.

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What Palomas stands on

Palomas’s center stands about 190 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 30 ft to 660 ft, a difference of 630 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Monte Guilarte, about 3,910 ft, 11 miles northeast.

Palomas, southwest to northeast Palomas190 ftCerro Curet2,690 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 10×.
Elevation, center190 ft
Within 3 miles30 to 660 ft
Lie of the landHilly (630 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMonte Guilarte, 3,910 ft, 11 mi northeast
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Palomas’s year

Palomas has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in August; winter nights fall to about 69° in February. About 42 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 42.5 in
August, average91° / 76° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average86° / 69° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year42.5 in · wettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°F · October 11, 2005
Coldest on record50°F · February 12, 2004
Wettest day on record13.9 in · September 17, 1975
Climate typeTropical savanna · Köppen Aw
1Highs of 90° and up · June 8 to Oct. 26; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretch · September through November: 16.8 of the year’s 42.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Palomas normally reaches 88° and falls to 73°. The record high is 93°, in 2011; the record low 66°, in 1985. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 2016.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1959 at Magueyes Island, 12 miles west-southwest, 180 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.