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Weather warnings for Powell River
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1 active warning: Wind Warning until Fri 2:00 pm Issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Area: Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River, BC.
Weather warnings for Powell River now
1 official alert covers Powell River, British Columbia, Canada right now: 1 warning and 0 watches or advisories.
Wind Warning (Yellow) until Fri 2:00 pm. It starts Fri 2:00 am. Damaging winds are expected. Strong southeasterly winds. When: overnight tonight into Friday afternoon. Where: East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Campbell River, Sunshine Coast - Sechelt to Powell River. Remarks: A low pressure system will push onto the B.C. coast Friday. Ahead of the low, southeasterly winds 70...
| Alert | Level | Area | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Warning | Yellow | Sunshine Coast - Saltery Bay to Powell River, BC | Fri 2:00 am | Fri 2:00 pm |
Times are local (America/Vancouver). Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Official weather warnings, watches and advisories for Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, updated every few minutes, plus severe weather flags from the 48-hour forecast.
- Active warnings
- 1 ECCC public weather alerts
- Watches / advisories
- 0
- Next alert ends
- Fri 2:00 pm Wind Warning
- Max gust next 48 h
- 83 km/h Fri 8:00 am
- Rain next 48 h
- 25.4 mm
- Temperature range
- 8 to 12°C
- Forecast flags
- 1 GodsView, not official
GodsView forecast flags (not an official warning)
The forecast model flags 1 hazard for Powell River in the next 48 hours: strong wind gusts up to 83 km/h (Fri 8:00 am).
Expect temperatures between 8 and 12°C, 25.4 mm of precipitation and gusts peaking near 83 km/h.
- Strong wind gusts up to 83 km/h Fri 8:00 am
Thresholds: gusts 70+ km/h (90+ damaging), 50+ mm rain in 24 h or 10+ mm in an hour, 10+ cm snow in 24 h, thunderstorm and freezing-rain weather codes, 35°C+ heat, -25°C or wind chill -30°C. Open-Meteo model forecast; official warnings take precedence.
Weather warnings near Powell River
Status of nearby cities from our 4-minute-old snapshot of the same official feeds.
| City | Distance | Active alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo | 85 km | None |
| North Vancouver | 120 km | 1: Rainfall Warning |
| Vancouver | 120 km | None |
| Richmond, BC | 124 km | None |
| Burnaby | 130 km | None |
| Delta | 135 km | None |
| New Westminster | 136 km | None |
| Coquitlam | 140 km | 1: Rainfall Warning |
Warning, watch or advisory: what the levels mean
Environment Canada issues Warnings (severe weather is occurring or expected), Watches (conditions favourable for severe weather), Advisories (less severe events such as fog or frost) and Special Weather Statements. Since 2025 alerts also carry a colour (yellow, orange, red) reflecting expected impact.
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Data: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Open-Meteo forecast.