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.

Wednesday
6th May
6

0

0

3
Thursday
7th May
4

0

2

1
Friday
8th May
6

-1

2

4
Saturday
9th May
5

-3

4

3
Sunday
10th May
8

-3

9

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 6th May 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 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.

6
Yellowknife
3
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 6th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
46
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from SE

Northwest Territories weather for Thursday 7th May 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 31% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
31
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from E

Northwest Territories weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NE

Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SE

Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories - quick facts
Flight time^✝	13.5 hours
Time difference	UK -7 hours
Language(s)	English, French
Currency	Canadian Dollar
Electricity	A + B plug (120V)
Driving side	Right
Visa^✝	Yes