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.

  • Tuesday
    6th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Wednesday
    7th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Thursday
    8th Oct
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    9th Oct
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    10th Oct
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 6th 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 Tuesday 6th 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 light breeze of 12 kph from the north-west.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °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
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the North-West12
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Wednesday 7th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °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
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the North13
    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, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 9% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 9% chance of some rain9
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North9
    kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect broken clouds 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 18 kph from the north-east.

  • 2°C maximum temperature2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -2°C minimum temperature-2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the North-East18
    kph wind from NE

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 10th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • -4°C minimum temperature-4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • -1°C wind chill-1
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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