This really is a very pretty umbrella, and for that, I gave it 2 stars, however, I cant confirm that it is windproof.  The very first (and only) time I used it, I was trying to put my mobility scooter in the minivan as a major storm-front was rapidly moving in.  Large raindrops began pelting me with quite a lot of force with the wind at the leading edge of the storm was coming in.  I wondered if I should chance opening an umbrella in weather like this, but since the umbrella was advertised as windproof in up to 60mph winds, I decided to open it to try to stay dry.  I am quite sure the wind was well below 60mph.  I popped it open, and it opened nicely, but within just a few seconds, the wind caught it and turned the canopy inside out!  Long story short, I got drenched, my windproof umbrella was wind-destroyed, and I was instantly out twenty bucks.  Like any umbrella, this will be good in a gentle rain, but I doubt I would trust it in a downpour like I experienced that day.  I think I need a raincoat with a hood and a pair of ducks ... the shoes, not the birds!