Weather in Bamfield

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:22 am (PDT)

Now · light drizzle 45 °F

Feels like: 39 °F
Low / high: 40 / 48 °F
Rain: 64% · 0.67 in
Wind: 7 mph SE

→ 29.91 inHg · steady

Today in Bamfield: light rain, 40 °F to 48 °F, with a 64% chance of rain (0.67 in) and a light breeze from the southeast (7 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 43 °F to 50 °F and a 22% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 54 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (27%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

48° 40°
Today
50° 43°
Fri 30
51° 43°
Sat 31
50° 43°
Sun 1
52° 46°
Mon 2
54° 46°
Tue 3
54° 46°
Wed 4
53° 47°
Thu 5
52° 47°
Fri 6
52° 48°
Sat 7
53° 48°
Sun 8
57° 52°
Mon 9
62° 57°
Tue 10
60° 55°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light rain	40 / 48 °F	64% · 0.67 in	10 mph ESE	4.1 ft	3:29 am · 2:51 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	43 / 50 °F	22% · 0.04 in	10 mph E	3.1 ft	4:27 am · 3:43 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Light drizzle	43 / 51 °F	21%	10 mph E	3.1 ft	5:32 am · 4:44 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	43 / 50 °F	27% · 0.26 in	8 mph ESE	4.0 ft	6:43 am · 5:58 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Drizzle	46 / 52 °F	32% · 0.19 in	8 mph E	5.3 ft	7:53 am · 7:22 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Drizzle	46 / 54 °F	27% · 0.14 in	6 mph E	6.0 ft	8:52 am · 8:45 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	46 / 54 °F	31% · 0.31 in	6 mph ESE	5.0 ft	9:42 am · 9:58 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Drizzle	47 / 53 °F	39% · 0.26 in	6 mph ESE	5.2 ft	10:24 am · 10:59 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	47 / 52 °F	49% · 0.76 in	9 mph SE	7.5 ft	11:01 am · 11:52 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Rain	48 / 52 °F	51% · 1.20 in	11 mph SE	11 ft	11:35 am	NBM
Sun 8	Rain	48 / 53 °F	60% · 0.64 in	11 mph ESE	11 ft	12:39 am · 12:08 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Rain	52 / 57 °F	71% · 2.43 in	17 mph ESE	13 ft	1:23 am · 12:40 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	57 / 62 °F	76% · 0.17 in	12 mph SE	14 ft	2:04 am · 1:12 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Rain	55 / 60 °F	69% · 1.68 in	19 mph SE	16 ft	2:43 am · 1:45 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 7:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 6:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 8:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light rain	Heavy drizzle	Drizzle	Drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	45°	43°	40°	42°	46°	47°	45°	44°
Chance of rain	57%	55%	45%	39%	49%	39%	22%	14%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.04 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.03 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	8 SE	10 ESE	5 SSE	5 NE	9 E	7 SE	4 ENE	10 ENE
Humidity	84%	80%	83%	81%	79%	82%	81%	91%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	46°	49°	54°	52°	53°	53°	59°
AIFS	45°	47°	50°	50°	49°	53°	54°
GFS	46°	51°	53°	52°	49°	51°	56°
ICON	47°	51°	54°	53°	49°	58°	59°
HRRR	48°	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	47°	50°	51°	50°	52°	54°	54°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.50 in	0.04 in	0.01 in	0	0.17 in	0.17 in	0
AIFS	0.57 in	0.12 in	0	0	0.12 in	0.07 in	0.02 in
GFS	0.61 in	0.20 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.17 in	0
ICON	0.68 in	0.03 in	0	0	0.13 in	0.01 in	0
HRRR	0.67 in	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.55 in	0.04 in	0	0.26 in	0.19 in	0.14 in	0.31 in
Confidence	high	low	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1018	1119	916	615	613	711	1017
AIFS	6	6	5	4	5	5	5
GFS	1217	1215	1012	611	611	48	79
ICON	519	519	616	511	415	411	410
HRRR	1027	—	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1017	1017	1017	813	813	610	69
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	57%	27%	35%	53%	38%	20%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	99%	68%	16%	26%	35%	22%	16%
NBM (NOAA)	64%	22%	21%	27%	32%	27%	31%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	2%	5%	4%	1%	2%	2%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit below −26%	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.8 °F	Above +62%	A bit above +1.6 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +2.9 °F	A bit above +27%	A bit above +1.6 °F	49° / 46°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F	48° / 45°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.3 °F	47° / 44°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
December	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +23%	Above +3.2 °F
January	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +29%	Well above +5.2 °F
February	Above +3.8 °F	Normal	Well above +5.0 °F
March	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +24%	Well above +4.1 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Bamfield climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Bamfield is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 68 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

47° 37°

JanJ
48° 37°

FebF
50° 37°

MarM
54° 40°

AprA
59° 45°

MayM
62° 49°

JunJ
67° 53°

JulJ
68° 53°

AugA
65° 49°

SepS
58° 44°

OctO
51° 40°

NovN
47° 37°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	47°	37°	19.09 in	18	1.3	48°	4.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	48°	37°	9.77 in	14	3.4	47°	3.9 ft
MarchMar	50°	37°	12.28 in	17	3.6	48°	3.8 ft
AprilApr	54°	40°	8.64 in	13	5.4	50°	3.5 ft
MayMay	59°	45°	4.42 in	10	6.8	52°	2.7 ft
JuneJun	62°	49°	3.85 in	9	6.9	54°	2.5 ft
JulyJul	67°	53°	1.76 in	6	7.6	55°	2.2 ft
AugustAug	68°	53°	3.02 in	6	6.7	55°	2.1 ft
SeptemberSep	65°	49°	4.28 in	8	5.5	54°	2.7 ft
OctoberOct	58°	44°	12.02 in	15	2.9	52°	3.3 ft
NovemberNov	51°	40°	17.98 in	19	1.5	51°	4.1 ft
DecemberDec	47°	37°	14.87 in	19	0.7	49°	4.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	4.6 ft
Feb	47°	3.9 ft
Mar	48°	3.8 ft
Apr	50°	3.5 ft
May	52°	2.7 ft
Jun	54°	2.5 ft
Jul	55°	2.2 ft
Aug	55°	2.1 ft
Sep	54°	2.7 ft
Oct	52°	3.3 ft
Nov	51°	4.1 ft
Dec	49°	4.4 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 111.97 in of rain on about 153 days and about 1,600 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now45 °Ffeels like 39 °F

Tomorrow43 / 50 °F

It's 45 °F now (feels like 39 °F). Today, 40 °F to 48 °F; tomorrow, 43 °F to 50 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 64% 0.67 in
Fri 30 22% 0.04 in
Sat 31 21%
Sun 1 27% 0.26 in
Mon 2 32% 0.19 in
Tue 3 27% 0.14 in
Wed 4 31% 0.31 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 64%, with 0.67 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 27% and 0.26 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.27 in; last 7 days, 1.85 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point40 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 40 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now6.7 migood

Clouds95%

Visibility is good now (6.7 mi). There may be fog today at 1:00 am.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · Sun 1: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.96

Steady now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.05 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 30

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light rain	40 / 49 °F	0.35 in	9 mph ENE
Tue 27	Light rain	46 / 51 °F	0.22 in	8 mph W
Mon 26	Overcast	47 / 55 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	44 / 50 °F	0.57 in	18 mph NE
Sat 24	Light rain	44 / 48 °F	0.99 in	14 mph NE
Fri 23	Overcast	41 / 55 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Thu 22	Light drizzle	45 / 56 °F	0.02 in	6 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	47 / 57 °F	0.01 in	5 mph NNE
Tue 20	Clear sky	46 / 61 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	6 mph NE
Sun 18	Overcast	44 / 55 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Sat 17	Drizzle	47 / 57 °F	0.17 in	10 mph WSW
Fri 16	Light rain	55 / 61 °F	0.33 in	7 mph NE
Thu 15	Overcast	50 / 67 °F	0	10 mph NE
Wed 14	Rain	50 / 61 °F	0.57 in	11 mph ENE
Tue 13	Rain	50 / 54 °F	1.31 in	15 mph E
Mon 12	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	5 mph ENE
Sun 11	Partly cloudy	46 / 58 °F	0	8 mph N
Sat 10	Mainly clear	45 / 58 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Fri 9	Rain	49 / 58 °F	0.38 in	17 mph W
Thu 8	Light drizzle	54 / 60 °F	0.05 in	8 mph SW
Wed 7	Overcast	52 / 62 °F	0	5 mph NW
Tue 6	Overcast	51 / 60 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Mon 5	Overcast	53 / 60 °F	0	4 mph S
Sun 4	Overcast	54 / 61 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Sat 3	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	0	6 mph N
Fri 2	Drizzle	56 / 59 °F	0.25 in	5 mph ENE
Thu 1	Light rain	54 / 57 °F	0.41 in	6 mph NE
Wed 30	Overcast	46 / 58 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Tue 29	Light rain	51 / 60 °F	0.20 in	11 mph WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in BamfieldQuestions

What's the weather like today in Bamfield?

Light rain, from 40 °F to 48 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (7 mph) and a 64% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Bamfield?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 22% (0.04 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 40 °F and a high of 54 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.91 inHg and steady: +0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Bamfield?

The best time to visit Bamfield is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 68 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Bamfield in October?

In October, Bamfield normally sees highs of 58 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 15 rainy days (12.02 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 52 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Bamfield?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 68 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is January (19.09 in) and the driest, July.

More about Bamfield today

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:22 am (local time).

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