Weather Forecast for Nanaimo

British Columbia, Canada

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Current Weather - Nanaimo: 5°C

British Columbia, Canada

Clear

Feels like 3°C

Wind

9 km/h WNW

Humidity

83%

Pressure

1006 mb

UV Index

0

Visibility

10 km

Heavy rain

Heavy rain

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

High

7°C

Low

2°C

Rain Chance

87%

Hourly Forecast

Overcast 3°C
09:00
Overcast 3°C
10:00
Moderate rain 3°C
11:00
Fog 3°C
12:00
Fog 3°C
13:00
Heavy rain 3°C
14:00
Fog 4°C
15:00
Fog 5°C
16:00
Moderate rain 6°C
17:00
Moderate rain 7°C
18:00
Moderate rain 7°C
19:00
Moderate rain 7°C
20:00
Moderate rain 7°C
21:00
Moderate rain 6°C
22:00
Patchy rain nearby 6°C
23:00
Dec 25

Day Statistics

Maximum Wind

32 km/h

Humidity

91%

Precipitation

36 mm

UV Index

0

Visibility

8 km

Rain Chance

87%

Snow Chance

0%

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

08:08 AM

Sunset

04:22 PM

Moonrise

11:06 AM

Moonset

09:23 PM

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Moon Illumination

14%

Air Quality

PM2.5

4.6

μg/m³

PM10

5.6

μg/m³

NO₂

7.8

μg/m³

O₃

70.5

μg/m³

SO₂

3.3

μg/m³

CO

183.3

μg/m³

US EPA Index: 1 GB DEFRA Index: 1

Weather Alerts

yellow warning - wind - in effect

Dec 24, 05:50 AM - Dec 24, 09:50 PM
Severity: Moderate Urgency: Expected

Strong winds that may cause damage are expected. What: Northerly outflow winds of 70 km/h gusting to 90. When: Tonight to early Wednesday afternoon. Where: Southern areas of Howe Sound, including Bowen Island. Additional information: A building ridge of high pressure over the B.C. interior and an approaching area of low pressure moving northwards along the Washington coast will lead to increasing outflow winds through Howe Sound tonight. Winds are expected to peak between Wednesday morning and early afternoon. ### Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is possible. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

Prepare for possible disruptions to transportation, services, and utilities.

Event: wind Certainty: Likely Category: Met