Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be 1°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
28th Jan
1

-13

1

0
Thursday
29th Jan
7

1

0

0
Friday
30th Jan
3

-8

0

0
Saturday
31st Jan
0

-8

0

0
Sunday
1st Feb
1

-6

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 28th 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.

Yellowknife weather forecast by day

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

Yellowknife weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 1°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the east.

1
°F maximum temperature
-13
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-18
°F wind chill
15
mph wind from E

Yellowknife weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 7°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 46% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the south-east.

7
°F maximum temperature
1
°F minimum temperature
overcast with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
46
% chance of some snow
<5
cm of snow expected
-9
°F wind chill
13
mph wind from SE

Yellowknife weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 3°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the east.

3
°F maximum temperature
-8
°F minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-11
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from E

Yellowknife weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -0°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the east.

0
°F maximum temperature
-8
°F minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-17
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from E

Yellowknife weather for Sunday 1st February 2026

Expect overcast skies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 1°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the east.

1
°F maximum temperature
-6
°F minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-11
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from E

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Flight time^✝	13.5 hours
Time difference	UK -7 hours
Language(s)	English, French
Currency	Canadian Dollar
Electricity	A + B plug (120V)
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