Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be -27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 8th 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 Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -27°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.

  • -27°C maximum temperature-27
    °C maximum temperature
  • -29°C minimum temperature-29
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -36°C wind chill-36
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the North10
    kph wind from N

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Yellowknife weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -28°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

  • -28°C maximum temperature-28
    °C maximum temperature
  • -32°C minimum temperature-32
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -39°C wind chill-39
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North-West17
    kph wind from NW

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Yellowknife weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -15°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 91% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-east.

  • -15°C maximum temperature-15
    °C maximum temperature
  • -27°C minimum temperature-27
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 91% chance of some snow91
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -25°C wind chill-25
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the South-East26
    kph wind from SE

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Yellowknife weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -18°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.

  • -18°C maximum temperature-18
    °C maximum temperature
  • -22°C minimum temperature-22
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -25°C wind chill-25
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North-East11
    kph wind from NE

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Yellowknife weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -17°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

  • -17°C maximum temperature-17
    °C maximum temperature
  • -22°C minimum temperature-22
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -25°C wind chill-25
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North-East14
    kph wind from NE

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