Weather in Cannon Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:11 pm (PDT)

Now · light drizzle 53 °F

Feels like: 47 °F
Low / high: 49 / 54 °F
Rain: 72% · 0.15 in
Wind: 10 mph SW

→ 30.04 inHg · steady

Today in Cannon Beach: light rain, 49 °F to 54 °F, with a 72% chance of rain (0.15 in) and a gentle breeze from the southwest (10 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 45 °F to 53 °F and a 42% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 58 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

54° 49°
Today
53° 45°
Thu 29
53° 42°
Fri 30
53° 42°
Sat 31
55° 42°
Sun 1
57° 44°
Mon 2
58° 46°
Tue 3
58° 46°
Wed 4
56° 47°
Thu 5
56° 48°
Fri 6
56° 48°
Sat 7
55° 49°
Sun 8
60° 54°
Mon 9
59° 53°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	49 / 54 °F	72% · 0.15 in	25 mph WSW	7.7 ft	3:18 am · 2:48 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Drizzle	45 / 53 °F	42% · 0.11 in	15 mph SSW	7.3 ft	4:08 am · 3:33 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Light drizzle	42 / 53 °F	49% · 0.10 in	11 mph SSE	4.7 ft	5:02 am · 4:23 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	42 / 53 °F	30% · 0.02 in	7 mph SSE	3.7 ft	6:02 am · 5:21 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	42 / 55 °F	6%	3 mph SSE	5.6 ft	6:06 am · 5:29 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	44 / 57 °F	10%	4 mph ESE	8.0 ft	7:09 am · 6:42 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	46 / 58 °F	9%	3 mph E	7.9 ft	8:08 am · 7:57 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	46 / 58 °F	18%	4 mph SSE	6.3 ft	9:01 am · 9:17 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	47 / 56 °F	27%	4 mph SSE	11 ft	9:47 am · 10:31 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	48 / 56 °F	33% · 0.18 in	5 mph S	13 ft	10:27 am · 11:27 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Drizzle	48 / 56 °F	37% · 0.33 in	6 mph S	11 ft	11:03 am	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	49 / 55 °F	37% · 0.15 in	10 mph SSE	12 ft	12:12 am · 11:38 am	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	54 / 60 °F	40% · 0.45 in	22 mph SSE	11 ft	12:51 am · 12:13 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	53 / 59 °F	49%	12 mph SE	12 ft	1:29 am · 12:48 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 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 rain	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle
Temperature	52°	52°	51°	51°	54°	54°	51°	50°
Chance of rain	72%	70%	39%	15%	22%	19%	13%	29%
Rain	0.04 in	0.03 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	25 SW	17 W	8 SSW	7 W	7 SW	8 SW	10 WSW	7 SW
Humidity	91%	89%	85%	74%	82%	79%	65%	76%
UV	0	0	0	0	2	1	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	54°	51°	51°	54°	51°	57°	56°
AIFS	53°	51°	51°	51°	51°	54°	55°
GFS	53°	52°	51°	52°	55°	60°	61°
ICON	53°	52°	53°	54°	55°	62°	66°
HRRR	54°	53°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	54°	53°	53°	53°	55°	57°	58°
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	0.40 in	0.27 in	0.13 in	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.43 in	0.28 in	0.19 in	0	0	0.00 in	0.02 in
GFS	0.49 in	0.13 in	0.12 in	0.05 in	0	0	0
ICON	0.74 in	0.11 in	0.02 in	0.08 in	0	0	0
HRRR	0.15 in	0.03 in	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.40 in	0.29 in	0.10 in	0.02 in	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1826	1318	1522	915	615	613	812
AIFS	18	12	11	9	5	6	5
GFS	1423	99	1515	99	86	811	66
ICON	1236	924	928	515	510	515	616
HRRR	2537	1623	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1428	916	1118	713	37	49	37
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%	99%	85%	30%	13%	6%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	78%	84%	48%	4%	7%	14%
NBM (NOAA)	72%	42%	49%	30%	6%	10%	9%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	3%	1%	11%	5%	0%	0%	0%

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	Normal +0.2 °F	Below −52%	A bit below −1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +2.9 °F	A bit above +32%	A bit above +0.7 °F	54° / 51°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +22%	Above +2.7 °F	53° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Well above +4.0 °F	52° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Well above +4.7 °F	51° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	Above +3.8 °F	Normal	Well above +6.1 °F
January	Above +4.0 °F	A bit above +22%	Well above +7.0 °F
February	Above +3.2 °F	Normal	Well above +5.4 °F
March	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	Well above +4.7 °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.

Cannon Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Cannon Beach is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 68 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

51° 38°

JanJ
52° 37°

FebF
53° 38°

MarM
56° 40°

AprA
60° 44°

MayM
64° 48°

JunJ
67° 51°

JulJ
68° 51°

AugA
67° 48°

SepS
62° 43°

OctO
54° 40°

NovN
50° 37°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	51°	38°	12.36 in	19	1.6	49°	7.8 ft
FebruaryFeb	52°	37°	8.41 in	15	3.6	49°	7.1 ft
MarchMar	53°	38°	9.55 in	18	3.8	49°	6.8 ft
AprilApr	56°	40°	6.51 in	15	5.0	51°	6.0 ft
MayMay	60°	44°	4.04 in	10	6.2	54°	4.6 ft
JuneJun	64°	48°	3.11 in	8	6.3	57°	4.1 ft
JulyJul	67°	51°	1.12 in	3	7.7	59°	3.7 ft
AugustAug	68°	51°	1.36 in	3	7.1	59°	3.6 ft
SeptemberSep	67°	48°	2.98 in	7	6.3	58°	4.6 ft
OctoberOct	62°	43°	7.60 in	13	3.4	55°	5.9 ft
NovemberNov	54°	40°	12.61 in	19	1.8	52°	7.2 ft
DecemberDec	50°	37°	13.10 in	19	1.2	50°	7.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	49°	7.8 ft
Feb	49°	7.1 ft
Mar	49°	6.8 ft
Apr	51°	6.0 ft
May	54°	4.6 ft
Jun	57°	4.1 ft
Jul	59°	3.7 ft
Aug	59°	3.6 ft
Sep	58°	4.6 ft
Oct	55°	5.9 ft
Nov	52°	7.2 ft
Dec	50°	7.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 82.76 in of rain on about 147 days and about 1,650 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

Now53 °Ffeels like 47 °F

Tomorrow45 / 53 °F

It's 53 °F now (feels like 47 °F). Today, 49 °F to 54 °F; tomorrow, 45 °F to 53 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 72% 0.15 in
Thu 29 42% 0.11 in
Fri 30 49% 0.10 in
Sat 31 30% 0.02 in
Sun 1 6%
Mon 2 10%
Tue 3 9%

Today the chance of rain reaches 72%, with 0.15 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 42% and 0.11 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.46 in; last 3 days, 1.76 in; last 7 days, 2.34 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity77%

Dew point45 °F

Humidity is 77% now and the dew point is 45 °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

Now12 migood

Clouds55%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak2low

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

29.9030.0030.10 29.88

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.12 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 39

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	51 / 54 °F	0.40 in	15 mph WSW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	51 / 55 °F	0.17 in	17 mph S
Sun 25	Rain	51 / 55 °F	0.72 in	20 mph S
Sat 24	Overcast	40 / 51 °F	0	14 mph SSE
Fri 23	Overcast	45 / 53 °F	0	15 mph NNW
Thu 22	Light drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.02 in	17 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	0	7 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Overcast	47 / 64 °F	0	10 mph NE
Mon 19	Overcast	50 / 55 °F	0	10 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	52 / 57 °F	0.08 in	13 mph NNW
Fri 16	Overcast	54 / 63 °F	0	11 mph S
Thu 15	Mainly clear	53 / 70 °F	0	17 mph ESE
Wed 14	Overcast	53 / 59 °F	0	6 mph SE
Tue 13	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 12	Overcast	44 / 55 °F	0	7 mph SE
Sun 11	Clear sky	47 / 55 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	0.08 in	13 mph NW
Fri 9	Drizzle	55 / 57 °F	0.12 in	17 mph NW
Thu 8	Overcast	53 / 57 °F	0	15 mph N
Wed 7	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	0	17 mph N
Tue 6	Overcast	56 / 60 °F	0	15 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	54 / 60 °F	0	11 mph N
Sun 4	Overcast	53 / 58 °F	0	11 mph N
Sat 3	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	0	10 mph N
Fri 2	Overcast	56 / 60 °F	0	7 mph S
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 61 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Wed 30	Overcast	53 / 59 °F	0	10 mph NNE
Tue 29	Light rain	57 / 59 °F	0.43 in	20 mph S
Mon 28	Overcast	50 / 58 °F	0	15 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 Cannon BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Cannon Beach?

Light rain, from 49 °F to 54 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southwest (10 mph) and a 72% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Cannon Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 42% (0.11 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 42 °F and a high of 58 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 2 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.04 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Cannon Beach?

The best time to visit Cannon Beach is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 68 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Cannon Beach in October?

In October, Cannon Beach normally sees highs of 62 °F and lows of 43 °F, with about 13 rainy days (7.60 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 55 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Cannon Beach?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 68 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is December (13.10 in) and the driest, July.

More about Cannon Beach 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 7.7 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 5:11 pm (local time).

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