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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -31° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -34° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:57

Sunset: 15:33

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -31° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -34° Celsius;
Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:55

Sunset: 15:35

Light snow changing to overcast in the afternoon.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;
Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -20° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:54

Sunset: 15:38

Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -20° Celsius;
Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -14° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:52

Sunset: 15:40

Overcast changing to sunny by lunchtime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -14° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;
Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:50

Sunset: 15:43

Mist changing to overcast by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -25° Celsius;
Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:48

Sunset: 15:46

Light snow changing to overcast by lunchtime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -23° Celsius;
Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -33° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:46

Sunset: 15:48

Overcast changing to clear in the afternoon.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -33° Celsius;

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Sunrise: 09:57

Sunset: 15:33

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Yellowknife

Today (9 January 2026)

Time	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-33°	-33°	-32°	-33°	-34°	-35°	-36°	-35°	-35°	-34°	-33°	-33°	-32°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-42°	-40°	-39°	-40°	-41°	-42°	-44°	-44°	-44°	-43°	-42°	-42°	-41°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 6
Wind gust (mph)	9	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	11
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	113%	108%	105%	106%	111%	113%	114%	114%	114%	113%	112%	111%	106%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (10 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	50%	80%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	70%	60%	60%	30%	30%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-31°	-30°	-28°	-26°	-24°	-22°	-21°	-19°	-18°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-16°	-15°	-14°	-14°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-14°	-15°	-17°	-19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-40°	-39°	-38°	-36°	-34°	-32°	-31°	-29°	-28°	-27°	-27°	-26°	-25°	-24°	-23°	-21°	-20°	-19°	-19°	-18°	-20°	-21°	-23°	-24°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 7	S 6	S 6	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4
Wind gust (mph)	13	15	17	20	22	25	28	28	29	29	28	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	10	8	7
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	M	M	G	G	G	M	M
Humidity	103%	97%	93%	93%	100%	100%	101%	100%	106%	111%	112%	113%	112%	110%	100%	99%	100%	101%	103%	103%	107%	110%	114%	114%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (11 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-20°	-20°	-21°	-21°	-22°	-22°	-22°	-22°	-23°	-23°	-23°	-23°	-22°	-21°	-21°	-22°	-22°	-22°	-21°	-21°	-19°	-18°	-16°	-15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-25°	-25°	-26°	-26°	-27°	-27°	-28°	-28°	-28°	-28°	-29°	-28°	-28°	-27°	-26°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-28°	-28°	-26°	-25°	-23°	-22°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 4	SSW 3	SSE 4	S 3	ESE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wind gust (mph)	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15
Visibility (description)	P	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	115%	115%	115%	114%	114%	114%	114%	115%	115%	114%	114%	114%	114%	109%	109%	113%	113%	113%	113%	113%	113%	111%	107%	103%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (12 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-15°	-14°	-14°	-13°	-13°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-15°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-18°	-18°	-19°	-20°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-22°	-22°	-21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-21°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-21°	-21°	-22°	-24°	-24°	-25°	-25°	-26°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-29°	-29°	-29°	-30°	-30°	-29°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6
Wind gust (mph)	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	103%	101%	101%	100%	102%	99%	98%	98%	95%	95%	96%	96%	93%	91%	90%	93%	95%	96%	97%	97%	97%	96%	100%	100%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (13 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	20%	30%	30%	30%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-21°	-21°	-22°	-21°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-21°	-22°	-23°	-24°	-22°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-29°	-29°	-29°	-28°	-27°	-27°	-27°	-26°	-27°	-26°	-25°	-26°	-25°	-25°	-26°	-27°	-29°	-30°	-31°	-29°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 5	ESE 5	ESE 6
Wind gust (mph)	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	M	P	P	P	P	P	P	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	101%	102%	103%	103%	101%	103%	102%	103%	103%	103%	101%	99%	96%	95%	93%	97%	101%	104%	109%	110%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (14 January 2026)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	60%	80%	60%	40%	30%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-18°	-13°	-11°	-8°	-8°	-10°	-14°	-17°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-26°	-21°	-18°	-15°	-14°	-17°	-24°	-28°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 7	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 10	S 9	W 11	NW 15	NW 15
Wind gust (mph)	22	26	24	25	26	32	33	36
Visibility (description)	G	G	VP	VP	P	M	G	G
Humidity	103%	102%	108%	104%	97%	95%	89%	88%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (15 January 2026)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-19°	-21°	-23°	-23°	-24°	-27°	-29°	-30°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-30°	-33°	-34°	-34°	-35°	-38°	-40°	-41°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 16	NW 15	NW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9
Wind gust (mph)	35	29	27	25	23	22	21	20
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	82%	83%	88%	86%	78%	85%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-

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