La Dolores, Puerto Rico Weather
La Dolores, Puerto Rico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for La Dolores, Río Grande County.
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About La Dolores, Puerto Rico
La Dolores unfolds across a landscape where the verdant embrace of Puerto Rico's eastern reaches meets the insistent whisper of the Atlantic. It lies 6.7 miles east of Carolina, PR (from Carolina, PR: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Luquillo. Here, rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, emerald tapestry of tropical foliage, gradually descend towards the coast, their slopes etched with the gentle contours of a land that has known the steady hand of cultivation. The air itself carries a humid sweetness, a blend of blooming heliconias and the briny tang of the nearby sea, a constant reminder of the island's vibrant, living heart. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the rich, dark earth and the tenacious roots of ancient trees. This is a place where the natural world asserts its dominance, a wild beauty that humbles and invigorates in equal measure. The story of La Dolores is one of resilience and enduring connection to the land, its economy historically rooted in the rich soil that yields sugarcane and coffee, crops that have long defined the agricultural pulse of this region. Echoes of this past can be found in the remnants of old haciendas, their weathered stone walls whispering tales of generations who toiled under the Caribbean sun. While the landscape itself has seen shifts and changes, the spirit of community in La Dolores remains steadfast, a testament to the enduring bonds forged over time. The local character is one of unpretentious warmth, where the simple rhythm of daily life is often punctuated by the lively chatter of neighbors and the occasional strum of a guitar, an authentic melody played out against the backdrop of Puerto Rico's enduring natural splendor.
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| Location | La Dolores, Río Grande County, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18.375505°N, 65.85572°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Dolores, Puerto Rico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Dolores, Puerto Rico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for La Dolores includes coordinates 18.375505°N, 65.855720°W, situated in Río Grande County. Telephone area code: 787, 939. Timezone: Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
