Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), Canada for more weather parameters.

• Wednesday
  7th Oct
  5
  1
  
  1
  0
• Thursday
  8th Oct
  4
  1
  
  1
  0
• Friday
  9th Oct
  3
  -1
  
  0
  0
• Saturday
  10th Oct
  2
  -3
  
  0
  1
• Sunday
  11th Oct
  5
  0
  
  3
  1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th 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.

Top Northwest Territories destinations

Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in the Northwest Territories. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 5
  Yellowknife
• -1
  Inuvik

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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 Wednesday 7th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north.

• 5
  °C maximum temperature
• 1
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 25
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 4
  °C wind chill
• 7
  kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Thursday 8th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 5% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

• 4
  °C maximum temperature
• 1
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 5
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 2
  °C wind chill
• 9
  kph wind from NE

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 25% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

• 3
  °C maximum temperature
• -1
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  cloudy with sleet or snow
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 25
  % chance of some sleet or snow
• <2
  mm of sleet/snow expected
• -1
  °C wind chill
• 18
  kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 10th October 2026

Expect overcast skies in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

• 2
  °C maximum temperature
• -3
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  overcast skies
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• -2
  °C wind chill
• 15
  kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 11th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south.

• 5
  °C maximum temperature
• 0
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• -1
  °C wind chill
• 31
  kph wind from S

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