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Nanaimo Weather Forecast

Temperature, wind, rain and more for Nanaimo

British Columbia, Canada

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 23
Apr		02:00

SE
SE

 1 / 2 mph 46 / 46°F 88% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
05:00

E
E

 1 / 2 mph 45 / 45°F 92% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
48%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
08:00

NE
NE

 2 / 2 mph 52 / 52°F 86% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
11:00

ESE
ESE

 7 / 8 mph 56 / 54°F 76% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 62%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 91%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
83%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
14:00

E
E

 6 / 7 mph 56 / 54°F 77% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 55%
Mid level cloud: 63%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
89%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
17:00

SE
SE

 2 / 2 mph 54 / 55°F 81% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 74%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
20:00

SW
SW

 1 / 1 mph 51 / 51°F 86% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
23:00

WSW
WSW

 3 / 4 mph 49 / 48°F 92% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 90%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.06 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.06 In
Sat 24
Apr		02:00

SW
SW

 3 / 4 mph 47 / 46°F 93% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 62%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.09 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.09 In
05:00

SSW
SSW

 3 / 4 mph 46 / 45°F 91% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 59%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.04 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.04 In
08:00

S
S

 3 / 4 mph 47 / 46°F 89% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 78%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
11:00

S
S

 3 / 3 mph 49 / 48°F 84% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 96%
High level cloud: 95%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
14:00

SSE
SSE

 2 / 3 mph 50 / 50°F 86% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 83%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.02 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.02 In
17:00

SE
SE

 4 / 5 mph 50 / 48°F 91% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 83%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.04 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.04 In
20:00

ESE
ESE

 6 / 7 mph 49 / 46°F 94% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.03 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.03 In
23:00

SE
SE

 5 / 6 mph 48 / 46°F 95% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.02 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.02 In

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The 7 day weather forecast summary for Nanaimo:

The outlook for Nanaimo in the week ahead shows the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 12°C, with a high for the week of 16°C expected on the afternoon of Friday 30th. The average minimum temperature will be 7°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Tuesday 27th at 5°C. Expect the coming week to have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. Predictions are Thursday 27th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 17.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

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Dir

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Speed/
Gust

Temperature from our forecast perspective are fairly well defined, they are what we would expect to measure in a standard meteorological screen (in other words, shaded and well ventilated) at 2 metres above ground level.
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Temp/
Feels Like

The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapour density.
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Humidity

The value given is a total predicted for the previous 3 hrs and includes the time of the forecast being looked at.
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Precip Amount

The total amount of cloud as a percentage is derived from looking at cloud cover throughout the atmosphere and estimating how these combine when looked at from the ground.
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Cloud Amount

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Weather

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Pressure