Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be 70°F. 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 Saturday 16th 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 70°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 12 mph from the south-east.

  • 70°F maximum temperature70
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F 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
  • 70°F wind chill70
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 12 mph from the South-East12
    mph wind from SE

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Yellowknife weather for Sunday 17th August 2025

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the east.

  • 61°F maximum temperature61
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 14 mph from the East14
    mph wind from E

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Yellowknife weather for Monday 18th August 2025

Expect overcast skies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north.

  • 63°F maximum temperature63
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 63°F wind chill63
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 9 mph from the North9
    mph wind from N

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Yellowknife weather for Tuesday 19th August 2025

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the south-west.

  • 66°F maximum temperature66
    °F maximum temperature
  • 50°F minimum temperature50
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 66°F wind chill66
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 9 mph from the South-West9
    mph wind from SW

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Yellowknife weather for Wednesday 20th August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 70°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 mph from the east.

  • 70°F maximum temperature70
    °F maximum temperature
  • 52°F minimum temperature52
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 30% chance of some rain30
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 70°F wind chill70
    °F wind chill
  • Light breeze of 7 mph from the East7
    mph wind from E

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