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.

  • Thursday
    7th May
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    8th May
    Broken clouds
  • Saturday
    9th May
    Broken clouds
  • Sunday
    10th May
    Broken clouds
  • Monday
    11th May
    Fog in low lying areas

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 7th 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 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 7th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 38% chance of some rain38
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the East15
    kph wind from E

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours 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
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °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
  • 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 Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • -2°C minimum temperature-2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 0°C minimum temperature0
    °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
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South-East22
    kph wind from SE

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Northwest Territories weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect fog in low lying areas in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Fog in low lying areas
    fog in low lying areas
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

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