Washburn Island Westside Boat Launch
7:48 AM
7:55 AM
6:02 PM
Current conditions at 12/7 2:00 PM - PETERBOROUGH ARP - 38 km away.
Wind Forecast
Dec-8 Monday 8-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Temp C | -14 | -17 | -14 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -11 | ||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | ||||
Dec-9 Tuesday 9-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Temp C | -9 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | |||
Dec-10 Wednesday 10-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| Temp C | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.4 | 27.7 | |||
Dec-11 Thursday 11-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Temp C | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -11 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.7 | |||
Dec-12 Friday 12-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Temp C | -13 | -13 | -13 | -8 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | |||
Dec-13 Saturday 13-December | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Temp C | -6 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 | ||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Cloud Cover | |||||||||||
| Snow Depth (cm) | 26.0 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 28.0 | ||||
Current Observation Data aggregated by Synoptic and WCG-ITX.com. Forecast data from Environment Canada
Nearby Stations
The following stations are near this spot.
| Name | ICAO | Date | Distance (Km) | Wind Speed | Direction | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERBOROUGH ARP | CYPQ | 12/7 2:00 PM | 37.6 | 5 | Active | ||
| LAGOON CITY | CWGL | 12/7 2:00 PM | 46.6 | 11 | Active | ||
| COBOURG (MARS) | CWNC | 12/7 2:00 PM | 60.3 | 1 | Active | ||
| BARRIE-ORO | CXBI | 12/7 2:00 PM | 65.1 | 15 | Active | ||
| TORONTO CITY | CXTO | 12/7 2:00 PM | 74.4 | Active | |||
| EGBERT CS | CXET | 12/7 2:00 PM | 75.8 | 7 | Active | ||
| OSHAWA | 31.0 | Active | |||||
| OSHAWA | 31.5 | Active | |||||
| TORONTO BUTTONVI | CYKZ | 56.2 | Active | ||||
| EGBERT (MAPS) | CWET | 75.8 | Active |
Spot Details
Snowkiting (main use)
Not bad in the summer - but great in the winter - a "mini keswick" - parking on boat launch ramp - winds best from N thru W to S
There is also a boat launch on the East side - for winds favouring that direction - more sheltered but less fetch