I live in Michigan & our weather here can be fickle at times. I have been using the same umbrella for 5+ years now. It has held up to anything that has been thrown at it. From heavy drenching downpours with 80+ mph winds to blizzard snow conditions with more of those high mph winds. I have use it everywhere. It has never let me down. I also like the small size as it fits easily in my bags for work or in the cubby hole on the inside of my car door. I have since getting this one bought several more & keep them in stratagic locations in my home, different bags for my different jobs & anywhere else I can think to put one. It is great.