Northwest Territories weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northwest Territories is expected to be -2°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 04:01 on Wednesday 14th January 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 Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -2°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 29% chance of some snow and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south-east.

  • -2°C maximum temperature-2
    °C maximum temperature
  • -18°C minimum temperature-18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 29% chance of some snow29
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -10°C wind chill-10
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 35 kph from the South-East35
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -18°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the north-west.

  • -18°C maximum temperature-18
    °C maximum temperature
  • -29°C minimum temperature-29
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -31°C wind chill-31
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 36 kph from the North-West36
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -19°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 38% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-east.

  • -19°C maximum temperature-19
    °C maximum temperature
  • -32°C minimum temperature-32
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 38% chance of some snow38
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -30°C wind chill-30
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the South-East24
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -15°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 25% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

  • -15°C maximum temperature-15
    °C maximum temperature
  • -20°C minimum temperature-20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 25% chance of some snow25
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -26°C wind chill-26
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North-West25
    kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -21°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.

  • -21°C maximum temperature-21
    °C maximum temperature
  • -26°C minimum temperature-26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -31°C wind chill-31
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the North-West15
    kph wind from NW

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