Weather in Departure Bay

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:26 am (PDT)

Now · drizzle 45 °F

Feels like: 40 °F
Low / high: 42 / 49 °F
Rain: 61% · 1.31 in
Wind: 7 mph SE

→ 29.97 inHg · steady

Today in Departure Bay: heavy drizzle, 42 °F to 49 °F, with a 61% chance of rain (1.31 in) and a light breeze from the southeast (7 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 41 °F to 53 °F and a 57% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 59 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Entrance Isl (CWEL), 7.6 mi away · 26 min ago

Visibility—

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature49 °F

Wind28 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

49° 42°
Today
53° 41°
Fri 30
55° 41°
Sat 31
56° 40°
Sun 1
56° 43°
Mon 2
58° 44°
Tue 3
59° 45°
Wed 4
58° 46°
Thu 5
57° 47°
Fri 6
57° 48°
Sat 7
57° 49°
Sun 8
52° 47°
Mon 9
52° 49°
Tue 10
51° 48°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Heavy drizzle	42 / 49 °F	61% · 1.31 in	10 mph SE	2.2 ft	9:38 am · 7:20 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Drizzle	41 / 53 °F	57% · 0.25 in	6 mph ESE	0.6 ft	10:38 am · 8:07 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Light drizzle	41 / 55 °F	27%	6 mph NNW	0.5 ft	11:40 am · 9:07 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Clear sky	40 / 56 °F	5%	9 mph W	0.5 ft	12:41 pm · 10:27 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	43 / 56 °F	18%	8 mph SE	0.6 ft	1:35 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	44 / 58 °F	15%	5 mph NW	0.7 ft	12:21 am · 2:21 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	45 / 59 °F	13%	6 mph WNW	0.5 ft	2:17 am · 2:59 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	46 / 58 °F	24%	6 mph SE	0.4 ft	3:44 am · 3:31 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	47 / 57 °F	32% · 0.21 in	8 mph SE	0.5 ft	4:52 am · 3:58 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	48 / 57 °F	42% · 0.64 in	9 mph SE	—	5:51 am · 4:23 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Drizzle	49 / 57 °F	40% · 0.26 in	9 mph ESE	—	6:42 am · 4:47 pm	NBM
Mon 9	Light drizzle	47 / 52 °F	43% · 0.09 in	18 mph SE	—	7:28 am · 5:12 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light rain	49 / 52 °F	51% · 1.94 in	21 mph SE	—	8:11 am · 5:37 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Rain	48 / 51 °F	51% · 0.87 in	17 mph SE	—	8:52 am · 6:04 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 9:00 pm; then NBM until Monday 9 12:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 8:00 pm; 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	Heavy drizzle	Drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle
Temperature	45°	45°	46°	42°	48°	48°	47°	47°
Chance of rain	42%	54%	34%	35%	42%	47%	49%	48%
Rain	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.80 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.01 in
Wind (mph)	4 NE	7 SE	7 SE	8 S	6 SE	8 ESE	10 E	7 S
Humidity	98%	93%	94%	99%	88%	89%	87%	90%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

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°	45°	49°	51°	50°	52°	53°
AIFS	46°	45°	47°	49°	48°	51°	51°
GFS	45°	49°	52°	54°	48°	54°	55°
ICON	47°	49°	52°	53°	48°	54°	57°
HRRR	49°	50°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	52°	53°	55°	56°	56°	58°	59°
Confidence	high	medium	medium	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.59 in	0.15 in	0.01 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.64 in	0.17 in	0	0	0.02 in	0.05 in	0
GFS	1.23 in	0.13 in	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0.61 in	0.11 in	0	0	0.05 in	0.01 in	0
HRRR	1.24 in	0.02 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.65 in	0.25 in	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	high	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	1628	915	916	1121	518	815	915
AIFS	14	5	8	8	9	4	6
GFS	1031	615	515	516	49	34	413
ICON	1221	1017	1117	1117	914	712	713
HRRR	1026	922	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1728	613	611	911	812	58	68
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%	72%	13%	18%	33%	25%	14%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	65%	38%	6%	29%	15%	10%
NBM (NOAA)	61%	57%	27%	5%	18%	15%	13%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	1%	3%	2%	0%	0%	0%	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: a bit warmer, normal rain 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 +0.9 °F	A bit below −35%	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.8 °F	Above +55%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +2.9 °F	A bit above +22%	A bit above +0.9 °F	47° / 43°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	45° / 41°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	43° / 39°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Above +1.8 °F
January	Above +3.8 °F	Normal	Above +2.5 °F
February	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Above +2.5 °F
March	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +20%	Above +2.5 °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.

Departure Bay climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Departure Bay is from July to August: highs of 74 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

44° 35°

JanJ
46° 34°

FebF
50° 36°

MarM
56° 40°

AprA
63° 46°

MayM
67° 51°

JunJ
73° 55°

JulJ
74° 55°

AugA
68° 50°

SepS
57° 43°

OctO
48° 38°

NovN
43° 35°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	44°	35°	8.43 in	16	1.1	44°	0.8 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	34°	3.90 in	11	3.3	45°	0.7 ft
MarchMar	50°	36°	4.72 in	13	4.0	46°	0.7 ft
AprilApr	56°	40°	2.80 in	10	5.8	50°	0.6 ft
MayMay	63°	46°	1.82 in	7	7.2	55°	0.4 ft
JuneJun	67°	51°	1.63 in	6	7.3	60°	0.5 ft
JulyJul	73°	55°	0.85 in	4	8.6	63°	0.4 ft
AugustAug	74°	55°	1.36 in	4	7.7	63°	0.4 ft
SeptemberSep	68°	50°	1.65 in	7	5.9	59°	0.5 ft
OctoberOct	57°	43°	4.48 in	11	3.0	53°	0.6 ft
NovemberNov	48°	38°	7.35 in	16	1.4	49°	0.8 ft
DecemberDec	43°	35°	7.20 in	16	0.7	46°	0.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	44°	0.8 ft
Feb	45°	0.7 ft
Mar	46°	0.7 ft
Apr	50°	0.6 ft
May	55°	0.4 ft
Jun	60°	0.5 ft
Jul	63°	0.4 ft
Aug	63°	0.4 ft
Sep	59°	0.5 ft
Oct	53°	0.6 ft
Nov	49°	0.8 ft
Dec	46°	0.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 46.19 in of rain on about 120 days and about 1,700 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 40 °F

Tomorrow41 / 53 °F

It's 45 °F now (feels like 40 °F). Today, 42 °F to 49 °F; tomorrow, 41 °F to 53 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 61% 1.31 in
Fri 30 57% 0.25 in
Sat 31 27%
Sun 1 5%
Mon 2 18%
Tue 3 15%
Wed 4 13%

Today the chance of rain reaches 61%, with 1.31 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 57% and 0.25 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.05 in; last 3 days, 0.22 in; last 7 days, 1.68 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity92%

Dew point43 °F

Humidity is 92% now and the dew point is 43 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now8.3 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (8.3 mi). There may be fog today at 9:00 am.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · Sun 1: 1

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

29.8029.9030.0030.10 29.89

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.07 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 23

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 drizzle	42 / 47 °F	0.13 in	14 mph SSW
Tue 27	Heavy drizzle	43 / 48 °F	0.14 in	12 mph W
Mon 26	Overcast	46 / 54 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light rain	45 / 50 °F	0.41 in	16 mph ESE
Sat 24	Light rain	43 / 47 °F	1.05 in	13 mph SE
Fri 23	Overcast	43 / 52 °F	0	18 mph WNW
Thu 22	Light drizzle	47 / 53 °F	0.01 in	19 mph WNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	44 / 55 °F	0	7 mph W
Tue 20	Clear sky	46 / 57 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Mon 19	Overcast	46 / 55 °F	0	12 mph WNW
Sun 18	Overcast	45 / 53 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sat 17	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.02 in	8 mph WNW
Fri 16	Light rain	50 / 62 °F	0.31 in	9 mph SE
Thu 15	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	48 / 58 °F	0.02 in	15 mph ESE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	0.02 in	15 mph SE
Mon 12	Overcast	43 / 54 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 11	Clear sky	46 / 56 °F	0	14 mph WNW
Sat 10	Mainly clear	46 / 56 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Fri 9	Drizzle	50 / 57 °F	0.13 in	19 mph NW
Thu 8	Overcast	53 / 60 °F	0	10 mph S
Wed 7	Overcast	55 / 64 °F	0	12 mph WNW
Tue 6	Overcast	50 / 61 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Mon 5	Overcast	51 / 61 °F	0	4 mph SE
Sun 4	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sat 3	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	53 / 60 °F	0.07 in	8 mph SE
Thu 1	Heavy drizzle	51 / 56 °F	0.19 in	7 mph WSW
Wed 30	Overcast	48 / 57 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Tue 29	Heavy drizzle	51 / 58 °F	0.25 in	13 mph W

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 Departure BayQuestions

What's the weather like today in Departure Bay?

Heavy drizzle, from 42 °F to 49 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (7 mph) and a 61% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Departure Bay?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 57% (0.25 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 40 °F and a high of 59 °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 29.97 inHg and steady: +0.15 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Departure Bay?

The best time to visit Departure Bay is from July to August: highs of 74 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Departure Bay in October?

In October, Departure Bay normally sees highs of 57 °F and lows of 43 °F, with about 11 rainy days (4.48 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 53 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Departure Bay?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 74 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 34 °F. The wettest is January (8.43 in) and the driest, July.

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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 3.5 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 2:26 am (local time).

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