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Weather in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

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

Vega Baja, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
6:52 PM
Vega Baja, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
48%
9p
77°
20%
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
74°
6a
76°
7a
81°
8a
85°
9a
87°
10a
89°
11a
89°
11%
12p
88°
26%
1p
87°
41%
2p
88°
57%
3p
87°
73%
4p
84°
82%
5p
81°
80%
6p
79°
71%
7p
80°
59%
8p
L 74°H 89°
Vega Baja, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Showers
    99%
    86°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    87°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    87°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    68%
    85°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    60%
    86°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    59%
    86°73°
Vega Baja, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 39°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 29 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the ese.
Vega Baja, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Vega Baja, PR
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.6 μg/m³
PM 10
16.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
45.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vega Baja, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 01m
Sunset
6:52 PM
Civil dusk
11:17 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vega Baja, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:13 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Vega Baja, 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 →

Vega Baja at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 8 (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 Vega Baja

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.