Storm Station

Lajas, Puerto Rico

Town in Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lajas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Maricao Forest ScanMAFP4

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.1 mi away/2,450 ft/2,329 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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MiraderoS2232

At a soil climate station/12.3 mi away/155 ft/34 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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AguadillaTJBQ

At an airfield/31.2 mi away/236 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Lajas SubstationLJSP4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/122 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lajas 1.2 SWPR-LJ-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/97 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Maricao Forest Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.1 mi from Lajas, Puerto Rico. From its report of Oct 10, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

68.7 F with a dew point of 64.3 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Maricao Forest Scan: temperature 68.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.3, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAFP4FIG. B THE AIR AT MARICAO FOREST SCANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.2 FTEMPERATURE 68.7 FDEW POINT 64.3 FSPREAD 4.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMaricao Forest Scan, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP MAFP4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-MAFP4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 2,450 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.37 inHg and the temperature at 50.3 F; it reports 68.7 F, 18.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Maricao Forest Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,450 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAFP4FIG. D WHERE MARICAO FOREST SCAN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMARICAO FOREST SCAN9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,450 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.7 FTITLEMaricao Forest Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MAFP4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-MAFP4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 11 the noon sun stands 65 degrees above the horizon at 18.15 N, and the day is 11 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 90 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Maricao Forest Scan, angles true: on Oct 11 it stands 65 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 72 at the equinoxes and 48 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAFP4FIG. E THE SUN AT MARICAO FOREST SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 85°EQUINOXES 72°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 48°OCT 11, 65°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 90 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 18.15 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -7.2°TITLEMaricao Forest Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MAFP4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-11IDSR-MAFP4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Maricao Forest Scan, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Near Lajas

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