Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be -18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), Canada for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 15th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for the Northwest Territories for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Yellowknife and may not represent the whole of the Northwest Territories. Browse more destinations in Northwest Territories to view more weather forecasts.

Northwest Territories weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -18°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 15% chance of some snow and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the north-west.

  • -18°C maximum temperature-18
    °C maximum temperature
  • -27°C minimum temperature-27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Clear skies with flurries of snow
    clear skies with flurries of snow
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 15% chance of some snow15
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -30°C wind chill-30
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the North-West34
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -21°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 41% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-east.

  • -21°C maximum temperature-21
    °C maximum temperature
  • -33°C minimum temperature-33
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 41% chance of some snow41
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -32°C wind chill-32
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-East23
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -18°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 26% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north.

  • -18°C maximum temperature-18
    °C maximum temperature
  • -25°C minimum temperature-25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 26% chance of some snow26
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -29°C wind chill-29
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North25
    kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -25°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

  • -25°C maximum temperature-25
    °C maximum temperature
  • -30°C minimum temperature-30
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -35°C wind chill-35
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-West14
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -16°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 36% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

  • -16°C maximum temperature-16
    °C maximum temperature
  • -26°C minimum temperature-26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 36% chance of some snow36
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -25°C wind chill-25
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the North-East16
    kph wind from NE

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