Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be -27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), Canada for more weather parameters.

• Thursday
  18th Dec
  -27
  -34
  
  3
  0
• Friday
  19th Dec
  -29
  -34
  
  0
  0
• Saturday
  20th Dec
  -29
  -32
  
  3
  0
• Sunday
  21st Dec
  -32
  -35
  
  4
  0
• Monday
  22nd Dec
  -31
  -33
  
  3
  0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 18th December 2025 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.

• -20
  Inuvik
• -27
  Yellowknife

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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 18th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -27°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

• -27
  °C maximum temperature
• -34
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  cm of snow expected
• -36
  °C wind chill
• 11
  kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -29°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

• -29
  °C maximum temperature
• -34
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  cm of snow expected
• -39
  °C wind chill
• 13
  kph wind from W

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -29°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-west.

• -29
  °C maximum temperature
• -32
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  cm of snow expected
• -39
  °C wind chill
• 12
  kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -32°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

• -32
  °C maximum temperature
• -35
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 4
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  cm of snow expected
• -44
  °C wind chill
• 15
  kph wind from W

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Northwest Territories weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -31°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

• -31
  °C maximum temperature
• -33
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  cm of snow expected
• -42
  °C wind chill
• 14
  kph wind from W

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