Simon is weakening, but hurricane season runs through November 30 and forecasters are watching another system. Stay prepared in Puerto Vallarta.
2026
What the official forecasts say about Tropical Storm Simon as of October 8, 2026, and calm, practical steps for Puerto Vallarta residents, owners and visitors to take while the weather is still good.
Hurricane Rachel is passing offshore and big waves are breaking on the Malecón. One stretch near the Lluvia sculpture is taped off. Here is what is open, why the tape is there, and how to enjoy the view without getting wet.
Hurricane Rachel is passing offshore, with heavy rain, gusts and large surf along the Jalisco coast. A calm checklist of what to avoid and what to prepare while it passes.
Most storms pass Puerto Vallarta offshore. What they leave behind is water in the wrong places. A calm, one-afternoon checklist for owners: drains, waterproofing, power, the five-day insurance clock, and what to ask your HOA.
You can live in Puerto Vallarta for ten years without learning Spanish — which is exactly why so many people do. What the schools here actually look like, what to ask before you pay, and the household vocabulary that saves a foreign owner the most money.
I tell buyers to rent a season before they buy. Almost nobody can. So here is the version people actually do — why one month is the threshold, why it should be September rather than February, and why the month is the one thing the rental market here does not sell.
A home inspection covers the building. It says nothing about the condominium’s money or its rules. Here are the documents a Jalisco administrator is legally obliged to hand over, who can request them, and how to read the one that matters most — the list of owners who are not paying.
I train at six in the morning, because that is what the heat here decides for you. Where to work out in Puerto Vallarta, what a Mexican gym contract actually says — including the five-business-day cancellation window and the 2025 rules on automatic renewals — and why the gym inside the building is usually not worth the premium.
A two-bedroom condo inspection here runs about $350 USD — the cheapest line item in the transaction, and the one foreign buyers skip most. What it checks in a concrete coastal building, the four things it does not check, and why nobody licenses home inspectors in Mexico.