Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 29th April 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.

Yellowknife weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Yellowknife for the next 5 days.

Yellowknife weather for Tuesday 28th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • -9°C minimum temperature-9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 1°C wind chill1
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South-East10
    kph wind from SE

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Yellowknife weather for Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

  • 5°C maximum temperature5
    °C maximum temperature
  • -7°C minimum temperature-7
    °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
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-East18
    kph wind from SE

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Yellowknife weather for Thursday 30th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

  • 5°C maximum temperature5
    °C maximum temperature
  • -4°C minimum temperature-4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 43% chance of some rain43
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-East15
    kph wind from SE

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Yellowknife weather for Friday 1st May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 28% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • -2°C minimum temperature-2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 28% chance of some sleet or snow28
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected<2
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 30 kph from the North-West30
    kph wind from NW

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Yellowknife weather for Saturday 2nd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

  • 4°C maximum temperature4
    °C maximum temperature
  • -8°C minimum temperature-8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 11 hours of bright sunshine11
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 0°C wind chill0
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-East18
    kph wind from SE

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