Weather in Powell River

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:14 pm (PDT)

Now · drizzle 42 °F

Feels like: 37 °F
Low / high: 40 / 49 °F
Rain: 60% · 0.02 in
Wind: 5 mph ENE

→ 29.96 inHg · steady

Today in Powell River: heavy drizzle, 40 °F to 49 °F, with a 60% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 39 °F to 47 °F and a 65% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 52 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

49° 40°
Today
47° 39°
Thu 29
46° 36°
Fri 30
48° 37°
Sat 31
49° 37°
Sun 1
49° 40°
Mon 2
52° 41°
Tue 3
52° 41°
Wed 4
52° 42°
Thu 5
50° 43°
Fri 6
50° 43°
Sat 7
54° 44°
Sun 8
57° 47°
Mon 9
61° 55°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Heavy drizzle	40 / 49 °F	60% · 0.02 in	7 mph ENE	1.2 ft	8:41 am · 6:41 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Light rain	39 / 47 °F	65% · 0.42 in	8 mph ENE	1.4 ft	9:37 am · 7:23 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Drizzle	36 / 46 °F	40% · 0.20 in	5 mph NNE	0.5 ft	10:36 am · 8:13 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	37 / 48 °F	18%	5 mph NNE	0.4 ft	11:39 am · 9:13 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	37 / 49 °F	21% · 0.09 in	9 mph ESE	0.1 ft	12:42 pm · 10:34 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Drizzle	40 / 49 °F	30% · 0.07 in	8 mph ESE	0.5 ft	1:38 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	41 / 52 °F	25% · 0.02 in	4 mph E	0.7 ft	12:23 am · 2:24 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	41 / 52 °F	27% · 0.17 in	4 mph ESE	0.1 ft	2:17 am · 3:01 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	42 / 52 °F	30% · 0.19 in	5 mph ESE	0.3 ft	3:48 am · 3:31 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	43 / 50 °F	39% · 0.31 in	9 mph ESE	0.9 ft	5:00 am · 3:57 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Drizzle	43 / 50 °F	48% · 0.59 in	11 mph ESE	3.9 ft	5:58 am · 4:21 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	44 / 54 °F	50% · 0.28 in	12 mph ESE	3.1 ft	6:48 am · 4:45 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	47 / 57 °F	45% · 0.64 in	20 mph ESE	4.6 ft	7:32 am · 5:10 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	55 / 61 °F	60%	19 mph ESE	4.4 ft	8:13 am · 5:37 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 4:00 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	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Heavy drizzle	Drizzle
Temperature	44°	44°	41°	43°	47°	49°	45°	42°
Chance of rain	60%	23%	9%	4%	7%	7%	6%	13%
Rain	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 WNW	4 NNW	4 NNW	3 NE	2 SSE	7 ESE	4 E	5 ENE
Humidity	97%	99%	89%	99%	88%	86%	84%	81%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

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	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	50°	45°	45°	50°	51°	51°	54°
AIFS	49°	48°	48°	50°	51°	51°	53°
GFS	47°	45°	48°	51°	50°	51°	59°
ICON	48°	48°	50°	52°	54°	51°	58°
HRRR	49°	47°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	47°	45°	46°	48°	49°	49°	52°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.24 in	0.97 in	0.25 in	0	0	0.12 in	0
AIFS	0.14 in	0.50 in	0.12 in	0	0	0.21 in	0.19 in
GFS	0.52 in	0.06 in	0	0	0	0.00 in	0
ICON	0.13 in	0.33 in	0.25 in	0.01 in	0	0.01 in	0
HRRR	0.02 in	0.39 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.15 in	0.54 in	0.20 in	0	0.09 in	0.07 in	0.02 in
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	low	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1222	1223	714	614	524	921	919
AIFS	13	12	6	5	7	11	11
GFS	56	46	55	32	44	33	44
ICON	515	418	414	411	512	621	49
HRRR	713	819	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	813	915	510	58	913	813	47
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	74%	27%	24%	43%	30%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	64%	35%	34%	37%	35%	14%
NBM (NOAA)	60%	65%	40%	18%	21%	30%	25%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	1%	1%	1%	1%	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: warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit below −34%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.1 °F	Above +59%	47° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	45° / 40°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	44° / 38°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal	42° / 36°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal
December	Above +3.4 °F	Normal
January	Above +4.0 °F	Normal
February	Above +3.6 °F	Normal
March	Above +4.3 °F	Normal

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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Powell River climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Powell River is from July to August: highs of 73 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

44° 37°

JanJ
46° 36°

FebF
49° 37°

MarM
55° 41°

AprA
63° 47°

MayM
67° 53°

JunJ
73° 56°

JulJ
73° 56°

AugA
66° 51°

SepS
56° 45°

OctO
48° 40°

NovN
44° 36°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	44°	37°	6.77 in	18	1.0	45°	0.9 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	36°	3.40 in	14	3.3	45°	0.8 ft
MarchMar	49°	37°	4.22 in	16	4.0	46°	0.8 ft
AprilApr	55°	41°	3.10 in	13	6.0	49°	0.6 ft
MayMay	63°	47°	2.49 in	10	7.5	55°	0.4 ft
JuneJun	67°	53°	2.29 in	11	7.6	60°	0.5 ft
JulyJul	73°	56°	1.33 in	7	8.4	62°	0.4 ft
AugustAug	73°	56°	1.90 in	7	7.7	62°	0.4 ft
SeptemberSep	66°	51°	2.39 in	9	5.6	58°	0.5 ft
OctoberOct	56°	45°	5.13 in	16	2.8	53°	0.7 ft
NovemberNov	48°	40°	7.02 in	18	1.3	49°	1.0 ft
DecemberDec	44°	36°	5.97 in	18	0.6	46°	1.0 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	45°	0.9 ft
Feb	45°	0.8 ft
Mar	46°	0.8 ft
Apr	49°	0.6 ft
May	55°	0.4 ft
Jun	60°	0.5 ft
Jul	62°	0.4 ft
Aug	62°	0.4 ft
Sep	58°	0.5 ft
Oct	53°	0.7 ft
Nov	49°	1.0 ft
Dec	46°	1.0 ft

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

A normal year brings 46.00 in of rain on about 157 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

Now42 °Ffeels like 37 °F

Tomorrow39 / 47 °F

It's 42 °F now (feels like 37 °F). Today, 40 °F to 49 °F; tomorrow, 39 °F to 47 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 60% 0.02 in
Thu 29 65% 0.42 in
Fri 30 40% 0.20 in
Sat 31 18%
Sun 1 21% 0.09 in
Mon 2 30% 0.07 in
Tue 3 25% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 60%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 65% and 0.42 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.03 in; last 3 days, 0.27 in; last 7 days, 1.66 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity81%

Dew point37 °F

Humidity is 81% now and the dew point is 37 °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

Now11 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 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

29.8029.9030.00 29.92

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 25

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
Tue 27	Light rain	43 / 50 °F	0.39 in	10 mph NW
Mon 26	Drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.09 in	7 mph NW
Sun 25	Light rain	45 / 50 °F	0.30 in	8 mph NNW
Sat 24	Light rain	46 / 49 °F	1.10 in	11 mph E
Fri 23	Overcast	44 / 53 °F	0	17 mph NW
Thu 22	Overcast	48 / 55 °F	0	18 mph NW
Wed 21	Overcast	43 / 56 °F	0	6 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	45 / 56 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Mon 19	Overcast	48 / 56 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 18	Overcast	46 / 53 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Sat 17	Drizzle	49 / 58 °F	0.13 in	12 mph NW
Fri 16	Drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.12 in	11 mph ESE
Thu 15	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0	3 mph NNW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	49 / 59 °F	0.05 in	13 mph ESE
Tue 13	Drizzle	52 / 56 °F	0.13 in	16 mph ESE
Mon 12	Overcast	45 / 57 °F	0	3 mph W
Sun 11	Mainly clear	47 / 57 °F	0	10 mph NW
Sat 10	Mainly clear	46 / 58 °F	0	15 mph NW
Fri 9	Drizzle	49 / 58 °F	0.18 in	19 mph NW
Thu 8	Overcast	54 / 65 °F	0	13 mph S
Wed 7	Overcast	54 / 62 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Tue 6	Overcast	52 / 61 °F	0	7 mph WNW
Mon 5	Overcast	54 / 64 °F	0	5 mph S
Sun 4	Overcast	53 / 64 °F	0	4 mph WNW
Sat 3	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Fri 2	Light rain	55 / 64 °F	0.45 in	7 mph ESE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	52 / 58 °F	0.07 in	5 mph ESE
Wed 30	Overcast	51 / 58 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Tue 29	Heavy drizzle	54 / 61 °F	0.24 in	17 mph WNW
Mon 28	Light rain	53 / 58 °F	0.37 in	19 mph ESE

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 Powell RiverQuestions

What's the weather like today in Powell River?

Heavy drizzle, from 40 °F to 49 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph) and a 60% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Powell River?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 65% (0.42 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 36 °F and a high of 52 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.96 inHg and steady: +0.12 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Powell River?

The best time to visit Powell River is from July to August: highs of 73 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Powell River in October?

In October, Powell River normally sees highs of 56 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 16 rainy days (5.13 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 Powell River?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 73 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is November (7.02 in) and the driest, July.

More about Powell River today

Weather near Powell River

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 5.8 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 9:14 pm (local time).

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