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Ponce, Puerto Rico Weather

First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ponce weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ponce, PR
Friday, June 5 at 4:09 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:00 PM
Ponce, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPonce, PR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 75°H 84°
Ponce, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    84°75°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    82%
    0.16″
    85°73°+1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    76%
    0.07″
    83°75°-2°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    87°76°+4°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    84°75°-3°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    18%
    85°72°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    28%
    86°76°+1°
Ponce, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · backing 21°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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 8 · pk 31 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the ne.
Ponce, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81013.31013.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Ponce, PR
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 10 AM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.54 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.54 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.54
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Ponce, PR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
86 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:09 UTC ·Ponce, PR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:09 UTC ·Ponce, PR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ponce, PR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ponce, PR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ponce, PR
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 10m
Sunset
7:00 PM
Civil dusk
11:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ponce, PR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
2:40 AM
Moonset
2:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ponce, PR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

First trades stir the ceiba canopy

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ponce at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 5, 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 Ponce

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.