Yellowknife weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Yellowknife is expected to be -15°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 Friday 9th 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 Friday 9th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of -15°F and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the north-west.

  • -15°F maximum temperature-15
    °F maximum temperature
  • -24°F minimum temperature-24
    °F minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken 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
  • -35°F wind chill-35
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 10 mph from the North-West10
    mph 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 3°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 cm of snow expected with 74% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south-east.

  • 3°F maximum temperature3
    °F maximum temperature
  • -17°F minimum temperature-17
    °F 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)
  • 74% chance of some snow74
    % chance of some snow
  • 2-5 cm of snow expected<5
    cm of snow expected
  • -15°F wind chill-15
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the South-East17
    mph 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 -2°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 8 mph from the north-east.

  • -2°F maximum temperature-2
    °F maximum temperature
  • -9°F minimum temperature-9
    °F 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
  • -17°F wind chill-17
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 8 mph from the North-East8
    mph wind from NE

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Yellowknife weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 1°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the east.

  • 1°F maximum temperature1
    °F maximum temperature
  • -4°F minimum temperature-4
    °F minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -15°F wind chill-15
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 9 mph from the East9
    mph wind from E

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Yellowknife weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with a maximum temperature of 7°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 14% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north.

  • 7°F maximum temperature7
    °F maximum temperature
  • -2°F minimum temperature-2
    °F 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)
  • 14% chance of some snow14
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -6°F wind chill-6
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 9 mph from the North9
    mph wind from N

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