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PUERTO RICO · SALINAS MUNICIPIO

Playita

645 people, 10 ft above sea level in Salinas Municipio.

10 ftElevation, city center
645People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 86°
Sunny now Dew point -26° · ESE 8 mph · high 82°
City of Playita River Interstate 2 miles
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The Playita 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 Playita

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 82° near 5 PM
WindESE 8 mphgusts 15
Humidity1%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point -26° · Dry77° by Saturday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 4 AMin about 10 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 130.4 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Salinas Municipio
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:30 AM5:48 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
60% · 0.00 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 69 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
82° 77°
20% rain — SE 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 75°
30% 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 Playita 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. 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 2012 Nov. 13, 2012

The hottest this week has been

94° on Nov. 13, 2012, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1955. Next is 93° in 2021.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Aguirre record since 1955.
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THE GROUND

What Playita stands on

Playita’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 250 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Cerro de la Tabla, about 2,890 ft, 12 miles east-northeast.

Playita, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft PLAYITA10 ftCoco120 ftVázquez630 ftLas Tetas2,800 ft ← SWHonduras · 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

Playita’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1955 · Aguirre, 4 mi east

Playita has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in August; winter nights fall to about 66° in January. About 40 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

84°66°84°67°84°67°85°69°86°72°87°74°88°73°89°73°88°73°88°72°87°70°85°68° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY PLAYITA 40.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average89° / 73°high / low, the warmest month
January, average84° / 66°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year40.4 inwettest months: September and October
Hottest on record100°FSeptember 18, 2020
Coldest on record51°FDecember 3, 2013
Wettest day on record12.3 inOctober 7, 1985
Climate typeTropical savannaKöppen Aw

AROUND THE RING

1Wettest stretchAugust through October: 17.8 of the year’s 40.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Playita normally reaches 87° and falls to 70°. The record high is 91°, in 2018; the record low 62°, in 2001. The most rain on this date, 2.30 in, fell in 1999.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high84°84°84°85°86°87°88°89°88°88°87°85°
Normal low66°67°67°69°72°74°73°73°73°72°70°68°
Rain, inches1.261.241.361.514.512.923.605.276.855.664.531.66
Record high93° (2022)92° (2016)94° (2021)96° (2007)94° (2014)98° (2019)98° (2020)99° (2017)100° (2020)98° (2017)96° (2014)95° (2001)
Record low55° (1989)57° (2013)54° (1997)57° (2014)60° (2014)62° (1992)61° (2012)58° (1989)57° (1989)57° (2015)54° (2013)51° (2013)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1955 at Aguirre, 4 miles east. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Playita on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Bayamón PR · 30 MI 30 miles north San Juan PR · 34 MI 34 miles northeast Mayagüez PR · 58 MI 58 miles west
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PUERTO RICO · SALINAS

Playita

645 people, 10 ft above sea level in Salinas Municipio.

10 ftElevation
645People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 86°
SunnyDew point -26°
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Today in Playita

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 82° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 82° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 81° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 79° 0%
5a rain 78° 31%
8a mostly cloudy day 82° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 AM · 31%
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Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77
82
A
Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
75
89
A
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
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90
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Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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 2012 · NOV. 13, 2012

94°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1955.

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What Playita stands on

Playita’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 250 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Cerro de la Tabla, about 2,890 ft, 12 miles east-northeast.

Playita, southwest to northeast Playita10 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center10 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 250 ft
Lie of the landRolling (250 ft of relief)
High point nearbyCerro de la Tabla, 2,890 ft, 12 mi east-northeast
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Playita’s year

Playita has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in August; winter nights fall to about 66° in January. About 40 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 40.4 in
August, average89° / 73° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average84° / 66° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year40.4 in · wettest months: September and October
Hottest on record100°F · September 18, 2020
Coldest on record51°F · December 3, 2013
Wettest day on record12.3 in · October 7, 1985
Climate typeTropical savanna · Köppen Aw
1Wettest stretch · August through October: 17.8 of the year’s 40.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Playita normally reaches 87° and falls to 70°. The record high is 91°, in 2018; the record low 62°, in 2001. The most rain on this date, 2.30 in, fell in 1999.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1955 at Aguirre, 4 miles east. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.