Northwest Territories weather live forecast

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

• Thursday
  16th Oct
  4
  1
  
  0
  0
• Friday
  17th Oct
  3
  0
  
  0
  0
• Saturday
  18th Oct
  2
  -1
  
  0
  0
• Sunday
  19th Oct
  1
  -2
  
  2
  0
• Monday
  20th Oct
  1
  -3
  
  1
  0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 17th October 2025 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.

Top Northwest Territories destinations

Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in the Northwest Territories. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 4
  Yellowknife
• 1
  Inuvik

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Northwest Territories weather forecast by day

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 16th October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the east.

• 4
  °C maximum temperature
• 1
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 65
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• -1
  °C wind chill
• 23
  kph wind from E

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Northwest Territories weather for Friday 17th October 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 3°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 42% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-west.

• 3
  °C maximum temperature
• 0
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  cloudy with sleet or snow
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 42
  % chance of some sleet or snow
• <5
  mm of sleet/snow expected
• -2
  °C wind chill
• 19
  kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Saturday 18th October 2025

Expect overcast skies in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

• 2
  °C maximum temperature
• -1
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  overcast skies
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• -3
  °C wind chill
• 20
  kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Sunday 19th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.

• 1
  °C maximum temperature
• -2
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• -3
  °C wind chill
• 18
  kph wind from NW

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Northwest Territories weather for Monday 20th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-west.

• 1
  °C maximum temperature
• -3
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• -4
  °C wind chill
• 19
  kph wind from NW

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