Puerto Vallarta starts May 28 with weather that feels like a preview of summer, but the forecast is not as stormy as the season might suggest. Heat remains the main issue today, while federal forecasters keep Jalisco in a broader pattern of isolated rain chances. The Pacific is already in hurricane season, but the latest tropical outlook gives the coast a quieter signal for now.
Puerto Vallarta weather today brings sun and late May heat
Puerto Vallarta weather today is expected to stay mostly sunny, hot, and dry, with daytime temperatures forecast near 33°C and overnight temperatures near 23°C on Thursday, May 28. The latest local forecast shows abundant sunshine rather than the first steady rains of the season.
That keeps heat as the main weather story for the city. Some forecasts place the local high closer to 35°C, but the range still points to the same pattern. Puerto Vallarta is moving through the final days of May with clear skies, warm nights, and only limited signs of rain in the immediate local forecast.
Heat remains ahead of the rainy season
The federal forecast for May 28 keeps Jalisco within a wider zone of hot weather. The national outlook places the state among areas expected to reach 35°C to 40°C, while hotter readings are forecast in parts of nearby Pacific states.
Rain is not absent from the regional picture. The same federal outlook includes Jalisco among states with possible showers, while a broader extended forecast warns that heavier rains in parts of Mexico “could be accompanied by electrical activity and hail.”
For Puerto Vallarta itself, the day looks more like a heat story than a rain story. The city’s broader seasonal pattern also fits that reading. Vallarta Daily’s Puerto Vallarta weather guide notes that the rainy season usually runs from June through October, with afternoon or evening storms becoming more common once the season settles in.
Pacific monitoring has started, but no cyclone is nearby
The Eastern Pacific hurricane season is already open, which means daily monitoring has resumed for systems off Mexico’s coast. That does not mean Puerto Vallarta has an immediate storm threat today.
The National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning that “there are no tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific at this time.” It’s 5:00 a.m. The Pacific outlook also showed no active tropical cyclone near the basin east of 140°W.
A separate Eastern Pacific discussion identified a tropical wave near 95W, moving west at about 10 knots, with nearby convection tied to the monsoon trough. That activity is far south of Puerto Vallarta’s daily weather picture, but it shows the basin is beginning to behave like it does in late May.
The lack of a nearby cyclone should not be read as a quiet season forecast. Vallarta Daily previously reported that Puerto Vallarta is entering an active Pacific season, with federal outlooks calling for 18 to 21 named systems in the basin this year. That seasonal forecast describes basin-wide risk, not a landfall prediction for the city.
Today’s conditions favor sun, shade and caution with heat
The clearest guidance for Thursday is simple. Expect strong sun, warm pavement, humid coastal air, and a hot afternoon. People working outdoors, walking long distances, or spending time on the beach will feel the heat before any rain becomes an issue.
The forecast does not point to widespread disruption. It does point to the kind of late-May day when heat builds quickly by midday and cooling is slow after sunset. Local conditions can still shift in pockets around the bay and mountains, especially as the rainy season approaches.
Puerto Vallarta has been watching for the first meaningful rains of the season after a dry stretch. A recent Vallarta Daily report said the city could see its first real rains next week as tropical waves and early Pacific moisture patterns become more active.
For now, May 28 looks calmer. The day starts with the sun, stays hot, and ends with the Pacific under routine watch rather than active cyclone advisories.
