Nanaimo

Weather in Nanaimo, live

The weather over Nanaimo as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Entrance Isl and Nanaimo Arpt, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • CWEL Entrance Isl, 11 km: 10 °C, wind from 300° at 22 kt · 26 minutes ago
  • CYCD Nanaimo Arpt, 14 km: 7 °C, wind from 300° at 6 kt, visibility 15 miles · VFR · 26 minutes ago
  • CWGB Ballenas Isl, 24 km: 10 °C, wind from 280° at 16 kt · 26 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Nanaimo

  • Rain radarMeasuredNanaimo is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredNanaimo is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsWeather warnings from Environment Canada and the provinces.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Entrance Isl (CWEL), 11 km away, Nanaimo Arpt (CYCD), 14 km away and Ballenas Isl (CWGB), 24 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Nanaimo reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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