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Capitanejo, Puerto Rico

Community in Juana Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico

Air quality

The air at Capitanejo

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Catano (PR), 39 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

On the radar over Capitanejo, Puerto RicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Capitanejo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

FortunaS2122

At a soil climate station/0.8 mi away/93 ft/32 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Fortuna ScanFORP4

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.3 mi away/93 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank206of 243

PonceTJPS

At an airfield/2.1 mi away/30 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank221of 243

measured daily2 instruments

Ponce 4EPOCP4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/77 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ponce, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.1 mi from Capitanejo, Puerto Rico. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ponce, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TJPSFIG. A THE SKY OVER PONCESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPonce, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TJPSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TJPS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

89.6 F with a dew point of 77.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ponce: temperature 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 77.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TJPSFIG. B THE AIR AT PONCETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 73.9 FTEMPERATURE 89.6 FDEW POINT 77.0 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPonce, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TJPSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TJPS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ponce, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TJPSFIG. C THE WIND AT PONCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPonce, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TJPSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TJPS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ponce, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Near Capitanejo

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Capitanejo

River and lake gauges