Weather in Squamish

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:52 pm (PDT)

Now · overcast 45 °F

Feels like: 40 °F
Low / high: 40 / 48 °F
Rain: 83% · 0.23 in
Wind: 4 mph ENE

↗ 30.01 inHg · rising

Today in Squamish: light rain, 40 °F to 48 °F, with a 83% chance of rain (0.23 in) and a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 41 °F to 46 °F and a 63% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 53 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

48° 40°
Today
46° 41°
Thu 29
47° 38°
Fri 30
49° 37°
Sat 31
50° 37°
Sun 1
51° 41°
Mon 2
53° 45°
Tue 3
54° 45°
Wed 4
52° 46°
Thu 5
51° 46°
Fri 6
51° 47°
Sat 7
54° 41°
Sun 8
50° 38°
Mon 9
59° 48°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	40 / 48 °F	83% · 0.23 in	6 mph NE	8:32 am · 6:33 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Drizzle	41 / 46 °F	63% · 0.17 in	19 mph NE	9:32 am · 7:11 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Drizzle	38 / 47 °F	17%	15 mph NE	10:37 am · 7:56 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	37 / 49 °F	18% · 0.02 in	15 mph NE	11:45 am · 8:54 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Clear sky	37 / 50 °F	7%	13 mph NE	12:50 pm · 10:21 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Light drizzle	41 / 51 °F	25% · 0.07 in	13 mph NE	1:46 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	45 / 53 °F	17%	18 mph NNE	12:27 am · 2:32 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	45 / 54 °F	15%	17 mph NE	2:28 am · 3:10 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	46 / 52 °F	28% · 0.05 in	12 mph ENE	3:53 am · 3:43 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	46 / 51 °F	39% · 0.43 in	13 mph E	5:00 am · 4:12 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	47 / 51 °F	40% · 0.57 in	16 mph ESE	5:57 am · 4:38 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Rain	41 / 54 °F	50% · 0.43 in	15 mph ESE	6:47 am · 5:02 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	38 / 50 °F	61% · 0.99 in	2 mph N	7:32 am · 5:26 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	48 / 59 °F	61% · 0.02 in	3 mph NW	8:13 am · 5:51 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 12:00 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	Drizzle	Light rain	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	43°	43°	41°	42°	46°	48°	44°	42°
Chance of rain	67%	64%	50%	15%	26%	17%	14%	8%
Rain	0.00 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 N	3 ENE	4 NNE	3 E	3 N	6 NNW	4 ENE	5 NE
Humidity	96%	99%	100%	96%	95%	88%	80%	72%
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	47°	45°	45°	51°	55°	57°	51°
AIFS	44°	44°	46°	49°	49°	49°	53°
GFS	48°	44°	49°	49°	50°	54°	58°
ICON	48°	48°	53°	54°	56°	54°	65°
HRRR	48°	46°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	48°	46°	47°	49°	50°	51°	53°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.25 in	0.24 in	0.24 in	0	0	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0.45 in	0.21 in	0.09 in	0	0	0.21 in	0.26 in
GFS	0.57 in	0.28 in	0.06 in	0.17 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.33 in	0.40 in	0.06 in	0	0	0.05 in	0
HRRR	0.23 in	0.07 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.61 in	0.22 in	0	0.02 in	0	0.07 in	0
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	112	214	215	211	211	112	215
AIFS	3	3	4	2	2	1	2
GFS	48	58	510	44	46	47	67
ICON	411	619	719	716	613	418	817
HRRR	68	79	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1114	1923	1519	1520	1319	1316	1822
Confidence	high	high	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%	86%	76%	16%	10%	20%	22%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	71%	45%	41%	29%	32%	17%
NBM (NOAA)	83%	63%	17%	18%	7%	25%	17%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	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 −39%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +5.6 °F	Above +57%	37° / 29°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +4.1 °F	Normal	34° / 27°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +3.6 °F	Normal	33° / 23°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	31° / 21°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal
December	Above +4.1 °F	Normal
January	Above +4.5 °F	Normal
February	Above +3.1 °F	Normal
March	Above +3.8 °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.

Squamish climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Squamish is from July to August: highs of 72 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

40° 33°

JanJ
42° 33°

FebF
47° 36°

MarM
53° 40°

AprA
62° 47°

MayM
65° 52°

JunJ
71° 56°

JulJ
72° 56°

AugA
65° 51°

SepS
54° 44°

OctO
45° 38°

NovN
40° 33°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	40°	33°	16.30 in	19	1.3	44°	0.8 ft
FebruaryFeb	42°	33°	6.94 in	15	3.8	45°	0.7 ft
MarchMar	47°	36°	10.06 in	18	4.2	46°	0.7 ft
AprilApr	53°	40°	6.62 in	14	6.1	50°	0.6 ft
MayMay	62°	47°	4.77 in	12	7.0	55°	0.4 ft
JuneJun	65°	52°	3.79 in	11	7.1	60°	0.5 ft
JulyJul	71°	56°	2.33 in	7	8.6	63°	0.4 ft
AugustAug	72°	56°	2.77 in	6	7.9	64°	0.4 ft
SeptemberSep	65°	51°	3.70 in	9	5.9	59°	0.5 ft
OctoberOct	54°	44°	11.48 in	15	2.9	53°	0.6 ft
NovemberNov	45°	38°	17.79 in	19	1.3	48°	0.8 ft
DecemberDec	40°	33°	12.84 in	18	0.9	45°	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	64°	0.4 ft
Sep	59°	0.5 ft
Oct	53°	0.6 ft
Nov	48°	0.8 ft
Dec	45°	0.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 99.39 in of rain on about 163 days and about 1,750 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 / 46 °F

It's 45 °F now (feels like 40 °F). Today, 40 °F to 48 °F; tomorrow, 41 °F to 46 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 83% 0.23 in
Thu 29 63% 0.17 in
Fri 30 17%
Sat 31 18% 0.02 in
Sun 1 7%
Mon 2 25% 0.07 in
Tue 3 17%

Today the chance of rain reaches 83%, with 0.23 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 63% and 0.17 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.36 in; last 3 days, 0.40 in; last 7 days, 1.10 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity81%

Dew point39 °F

Humidity is 81% now and the dew point is 39 °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

Clouds99%

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

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 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 · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.0030.10 30.06

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 26

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	Drizzle	39 / 49 °F	0.30 in	4 mph S
Mon 26	Overcast	41 / 54 °F	0	2 mph NNE
Sun 25	Drizzle	42 / 51 °F	0.25 in	2 mph NNE
Sat 24	Drizzle	41 / 44 °F	0.40 in	2 mph NNE
Fri 23	Overcast	38 / 58 °F	0	2 mph NE
Thu 22	Light drizzle	45 / 60 °F	0.05 in	1 mph W
Wed 21	Overcast	41 / 65 °F	0	2 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	39 / 65 °F	0	3 mph N
Mon 19	Overcast	43 / 63 °F	0	1 mph N
Sun 18	Overcast	38 / 60 °F	0	1 mph NNE
Sat 17	Rain	44 / 61 °F	0.79 in	3 mph SW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	46 / 73 °F	0.01 in	2 mph WNW
Thu 15	Overcast	42 / 71 °F	0	3 mph NNW
Wed 14	Light rain	49 / 65 °F	0.28 in	2 mph E
Tue 13	Light rain	46 / 57 °F	0.22 in	2 mph SSW
Mon 12	Overcast	37 / 61 °F	0	3 mph SSE
Sun 11	Clear sky	40 / 61 °F	0	4 mph NNE
Sat 10	Overcast	42 / 60 °F	0	6 mph N
Fri 9	Rain	48 / 60 °F	0.60 in	4 mph SW
Thu 8	Overcast	51 / 74 °F	0	4 mph S
Wed 7	Overcast	49 / 76 °F	0	2 mph SE
Tue 6	Overcast	46 / 72 °F	0	2 mph E
Mon 5	Overcast	50 / 71 °F	0	4 mph S
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	50 / 77 °F	0	2 mph NNW
Sat 3	Overcast	50 / 75 °F	0	2 mph N
Fri 2	Drizzle	55 / 63 °F	0.18 in	1 mph E
Thu 1	Drizzle	50 / 59 °F	0.13 in	1 mph N
Wed 30	Overcast	40 / 65 °F	0	3 mph SSE
Tue 29	Rain	50 / 64 °F	0.79 in	4 mph SSW
Mon 28	Rain	47 / 62 °F	0.99 in	3 mph S

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 SquamishQuestions

What's the weather like today in Squamish?

Light rain, from 40 °F to 48 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph) and a 83% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Squamish?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 63% (0.17 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 53 °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 30.01 inHg and rising: +0.13 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Squamish?

The best time to visit Squamish is from July to August: highs of 72 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Squamish in October?

In October, Squamish normally sees highs of 54 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 15 rainy days (11.48 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 Squamish?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 72 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 33 °F. The wettest is November (17.79 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 5.5 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 5:52 pm (local time).

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