Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be 19°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 04:00 on Tuesday 4th August 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 Tuesday 4th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 29 kph from the North-West29
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North25
    kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the North21
    kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North11
    kph wind from N

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South-West9
    kph wind from SW

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