Weather Forecast for Yellowknife

Northwest Territories, Canada

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Light snow

Current Weather - Yellowknife: -25°C

Northwest Territories, Canada

Light snow

Feels like -35°C

Wind

13 km/h E

Humidity

76%

Pressure

1022 mb

UV Index

0

Visibility

2 km

Light snow

Light snow

Friday, February 06, 2026

High

-19°C

Low

-27°C

Rain Chance

83%

Hourly Forecast

Light snow -19°C
15:00
Light snow -20°C
16:00
Light snow -20°C
17:00
Light snow -20°C
18:00
Light snow -20°C
19:00
Moderate snow -19°C
20:00
Moderate snow -19°C
21:00
Moderate snow -19°C
22:00
Moderate snow -19°C
23:00
Feb 07

Day Statistics

Maximum Wind

13 km/h

Humidity

96%

Precipitation

1 mm

UV Index

0

Visibility

7 km

Rain Chance

83%

Snow Chance

58.114002%

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

08:51 AM

Sunset

04:53 PM

Moonrise

No moonrise

Moonset

09:11 AM

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Moon Illumination

82%

Air Quality

PM2.5

1.5

μg/m³

PM10

1.7

μg/m³

NO₂

1.4

μg/m³

O₃

68.3

μg/m³

SO₂

1

μg/m³

CO

169.8

μg/m³

US EPA Index: 1 GB DEFRA Index: 1

Weather Alerts

yellow warning - cold - in effect

Feb 6, 08:05 AM - Feb 6, 03:00 PM
Severity: Moderate Urgency: Future

Very cold wind chill values near minus 50 will continue tonight in Wekweeti. Conditions will moderate by Friday morning. ### Extreme cold puts everyone at risk. Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter. Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NTstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #NTStorm. For more information about the alerting program, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/severeweather/weather-alerts/colour-coded-alerts.

If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Event: cold Certainty: Likely Category: Met

yellow warning - cold - ended

Feb 6, 11:43 AM - Feb 6, 12:43 PM
Severity: Minor Urgency: Past

Extreme cold conditions are no longer expected. ###

Event: cold Certainty: Observed Category: Met