Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be 21°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 Sunday 17th August 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.

Yellowknife weather forecast by day

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

Yellowknife weather for Saturday 16th August 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.

  • 21°C maximum temperature21
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 13 hours of bright sunshine13
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the East19
    kph wind from E

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Yellowknife weather for Sunday 17th August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 50% chance of some rain50
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the East23
    kph wind from E

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Yellowknife weather for Monday 18th August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 36% chance of some rain36
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the North-West15
    kph wind from NW

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Yellowknife weather for Tuesday 19th August 2025

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the West13
    kph wind from W

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Yellowknife weather for Wednesday 20th August 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 24% chance of some rain24
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the East10
    kph wind from E

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