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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada weather

North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

Yellowknife weather

2°
Clear sky
Feels like -1°
Low/High: 0° / 4°
Humidity80%
Wind6 km/h
Visibility79.5 km
UV index0
Air qualityAQI 36· Good
Through the day:
Morning
0°0%
Afternoon
5°2%
Evening
2°3%
Night
0°0%

Today's everyday tips

What to wear today?Cold

Bitterly cold: wear a thick coat or puffer, a scarf and gloves outdoors.

Suitability for light clothing65%
Good day to dry laundry?Great day

Dry and breezy, humidity 80%. Ideal for drying clothes and bedding quickly.

Drying index95%

Yellowknife weather by the hour

Next 24 hours

  1. Clear sky1°Chance of rain 0%
  2. Clear sky0°Chance of rain 0%
  3. Clear sky0°Chance of rain 0%
  4. Mainly clear0°Chance of rain 0%
  5. Clear sky0°Chance of rain 0%
  6. Partly cloudy0°Chance of rain 0%
  7. Overcast0°Chance of rain 0%
  8. Overcast0°Chance of rain 0%
  9. Mainly clear0°Chance of rain 0%
  10. Clear sky0°Chance of rain 0%
  11. Mainly clear0°Chance of rain 0%
  12. Partly cloudy0°Chance of rain 0%
  13. Partly cloudy0°Chance of rain 0%
  14. Partly cloudy2°Chance of rain 1%
  15. Clear sky3°Chance of rain 1%
  16. Mainly clear5°Chance of rain 2%
  17. Mainly clear5°Chance of rain 2%
  18. Mainly clear5°Chance of rain 2%
  19. Mainly clear5°Chance of rain 2%
  20. Mainly clear5°Chance of rain 3%
  21. Clear sky5°Chance of rain 4%
  22. Clear sky3°Chance of rain 4%
  23. Clear sky2°Chance of rain 3%
  24. Clear sky1°Chance of rain 1%

Yellowknife weather, next 7 days

  1. 0°4°

    Light drizzle · Rain 19%

  2. 0°5°

    Overcast · Rain 4%

  3. 0°5°

    Fog · Rain 4%

  4. 2°5°

    Light drizzle · Rain 33%

  5. 2°6°

    Light drizzle · Rain 35%

  6. 1°4°

    Overcast · Rain 41%

  7. -2°1°

    Overcast · Rain 4%

Environment

AQI details →
Air quality
36Good
Ultraviolet (UV)
0Low
Wind now
6km/h
Dew point
-2°RH 80%

Sunrise & sunset

10h 9m of daylight
Noon 13:23
Rise: 08:18Dawn 07:32
Set: 18:27Dusk 19:13
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Windy wind map & radar (Yellowknife)

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Yellowknife weather trends, next 24 hours

Chance of rain & rainfall in Yellowknife

Bars show chance of rain (%); hover for rainfall (mm)

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Chance of rain and rainfall by the hour
TimeChance of rainRainfall
21:000%0 mm
22:000%0 mm
23:000%0 mm
00:000%0 mm
01:000%0 mm
02:000%0 mm
03:000%0 mm
04:000%0 mm
05:000%0 mm
06:000%0 mm
07:000%0 mm
08:000%0 mm
09:000%0 mm
10:001%0 mm
11:001%0 mm
12:002%0 mm
13:002%0 mm
14:002%0 mm
15:002%0 mm
16:003%0 mm
17:004%0 mm
18:004%0 mm
19:003%0 mm
20:001%0 mm

Temperature & feels-like

Hourly air and feels-like temperature (°C)

  • Temperature
  • Feels like
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Temperature by the hour
TimeTemperatureFeels like
21:000.8°C-2.3°C
22:000.4°C-2.8°C
23:000.1°C-3.1°C
00:00-0.2°C-3.4°C
01:00-0.3°C-3.4°C
02:00-0.5°C-3.6°C
03:00-0.2°C-3.3°C
04:000°C-3.2°C
05:000°C-3.2°C
06:00-0.3°C-3.5°C
07:00-0.4°C-3.6°C
08:00-0.3°C-3.5°C
09:000.3°C-2.6°C
10:001.8°C-1.1°C
11:003.2°C0.5°C
12:004.5°C1.5°C
13:005.1°C1.9°C
14:005.4°C2.1°C
15:005.4°C2.1°C
16:005.2°C1.8°C
17:004.7°C1.6°C
18:002.9°C0°C
19:001.9°C-1.6°C
20:001.3°C-2.2°C

UV index by the hour

How strong the sun's UV is through the day

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UV index by the hour
TimeUV indexRating
21:000Low
22:000Low
23:000Low
00:000Low
01:000Low
02:000Low
03:000Low
04:000Low
05:000Low
06:000Low
07:000Low
08:000Low
09:000.1Low
10:000.4Low
11:000.8Low
12:001.2Low
13:001.5Low
14:001.6Low
15:001.5Low
16:001.1Low
17:000.7Low
18:000.3Low
19:000Low
20:000Low

Wind & gusts in Yellowknife

In km/h

  • Wind speed (km/h)
  • Gusts (km/h)
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Wind by the hour
TimeWind speedGusts
21:005.2 km/h9.7 km/h
22:005.3 km/h9.7 km/h
23:005.7 km/h10.8 km/h
00:005.9 km/h11.5 km/h
01:005.7 km/h11.9 km/h
02:005.6 km/h11.2 km/h
03:005.6 km/h10.4 km/h
04:006.3 km/h12.2 km/h
05:005.8 km/h12.2 km/h
06:005.8 km/h11.5 km/h
07:006.4 km/h12.2 km/h
08:006.4 km/h13 km/h
09:005.1 km/h12.2 km/h
10:006.4 km/h10.8 km/h
11:005.5 km/h11.5 km/h
12:007.6 km/h16.9 km/h
13:008.2 km/h19.4 km/h
14:008.4 km/h19.4 km/h
15:009 km/h20.2 km/h
16:009.6 km/h20.2 km/h
17:008.6 km/h20.2 km/h
18:007 km/h15.5 km/h
19:009.9 km/h17.3 km/h
20:009.4 km/h18 km/h

Sun and moon in Yellowknife

Daylight: 10 h 10 min

Sunrise time
08:18
Sunset time
18:27

Solar noon (sun highest)
13:23
Dawn – dusk
07:32 / 19:13
Morning blue hour
07:32 – 07:49
Evening blue hour
18:56 – 19:13
Morning golden hour
07:49 – 09:22
Evening golden hour
17:23 – 18:56

Waxing crescent · 10% illuminated

Moonrise 13:49 · moonset 17:45

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Yellowknife weather FAQ

It is currently about 2°C in Yellowknife, feeling like -1°C. Conditions: Clear sky, humidity 80%, wind 6 km/h.

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Data source: Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)