Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), Canada for more weather parameters.

  • Thursday
    15th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Friday
    16th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    17th Oct
    Scattered clouds
  • Sunday
    18th Oct
    Cloudy with sleet or snow (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    19th Oct
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 15th October 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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Northwest Territories weather forecast by day

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 October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 16th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the South-East25
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the west.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the West22
    kph wind from W

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 18th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 33% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the west.

  • 2°C maximum temperature2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 33% chance of some sleet or snow33
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected<2
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -4°C wind chill-4
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 31 kph from the West31
    kph wind from W

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Northwest Territories weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north-west.

  • 0°C maximum temperature0
    °C maximum temperature
  • -3°C minimum temperature-3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -5°C wind chill-5
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the North-West22
    kph wind from NW

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