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Weather in Río Grande, Puerto Rico

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Río Grande, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
6:50 PM
Río Grande, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
24%
12a
77°
55%
1a
77°
80%
2a
75°
91%
3a
75°
95%
4a
74°
94%
5a
74°
87%
6a
78°
76%
7a
82°
65%
8a
85°
55%
9a
87°
46%
10a
88°
41%
11a
88°
46%
12p
88°
56%
1p
88°
61%
2p
87°
54%
3p
85°
42%
4p
83°
33%
5p
82°
31%
6p
80°
33%
7p
79°
35%
8p
78°
34%
9p
78°
33%
10p
78°
37%
11p
L 74°H 88°
Río Grande, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    96%
    85°76°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    94%
    85°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    86°76°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    87%
    81°73°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    86°74°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    78%
    84°73°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    82%
    85°76°
Río Grande, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · steady
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Río Grande, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Río Grande, PR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
16.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
46.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Río Grande, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 02m
Sunset
6:50 PM
Civil dusk
11:14 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Río Grande, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Río Grande, PR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Río Grande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Río Grande

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.