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Fri 17 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -22° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 21:10

Sunny.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 17 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -22 degrees Celsius;
Sat 18 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:02

Sunset: 21:13

Sunny changing to cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 18 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6 degrees Celsius;
Sun 19 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:59

Sunset: 21:16

Overcast changing to light snow by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 19 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -13 degrees Celsius;
Mon 20 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:56

Sunset: 21:19

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 20 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10 degrees Celsius;
Tue 21 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:53

Sunset: 21:21

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 21 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -15 degrees Celsius;
Wed 22 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:49

Sunset: 21:24

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 22 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10 degrees Celsius;
Thu 23 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:46

Sunset: 21:27

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 23 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 21:10

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Yellowknife

Today (17 April 2026)

Time	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%
Temperature (°C)	-14°	-16°	-19°	-20°	-21°	-22°	-22°	-20°	-17°	-14°	-13°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-10°	-13°	-16°	-18°	-20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-20°	-22°	-25°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-28°	-26°	-22°	-19°	-17°	-15°	-14°	-13°	-12°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-13°	-17°	-21°	-25°	-26°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	6	5	6	8	10
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	85%	87%	91%	90%	91%	85%	78%	73%	64%	57%	53%	51%	49%	44%	43%	43%	54%	57%	74%	81%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Saturday (18 April 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%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-21°	-22°	-22°	-21°	-18°	-15°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-27°	-26°	-27°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-29°	-28°	-25°	-21°	-18°	-16°	-14°	-12°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9
Wind gust (mph)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	84%	85%	87%	87%	87%	87%	83%	75%	67%	59%	55%	51%	43%	41%	40%	40%	41%	41%	43%	44%	46%	46%	47%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Sunday (19 April 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	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	40%	60%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	40%	30%	30%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-9°	-10°	-11°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	NW 8	NNW 10	NNW 12	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14
Wind gust (mph)	17	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	15	15	16	15	16	19	23	25	26	27	27
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	P	VP	G	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P
Humidity	52%	52%	53%	55%	56%	70%	80%	83%	82%	77%	78%	76%	80%	77%	87%	92%	97%	99%	97%	95%	91%	88%	87%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Monday (20 April 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%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	-5°	-7°	-8°	-9°	-10°	-11°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-13°	-14°	-15°	-16°	-18°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-18°	-17°	-16°	-14°	-13°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-12°	-12°	-12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 7	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 5	SW 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
Wind gust (mph)	26	25	24	22	20	18	17	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	11	12	11
Visibility (description)	VP	P	P	G	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	P	VP	VP
Humidity	84%	84%	83%	82%	81%	82%	83%	82%	78%	73%	72%	67%	65%	63%	61%	59%	59%	60%	61%	66%	76%	84%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (21 April 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	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-13°	-12°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NW 7	NNW 6	NNW 5
Wind gust (mph)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	9
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	VP	P	P	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	90%	89%	88%	87%	88%	88%	88%	87%	83%	80%	78%	72%	67%	64%	61%	58%	56%	56%	58%	72%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	-

Wednesday (22 April 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-9°	-12°	-14°	-7°	-3°	0°	0°	-4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-14°	-17°	-19°	-12°	-7°	-4°	-4°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 5	NNE 5	ENE 5	E 5	SSE 6	SSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7
Wind gust (mph)	9	8	11	14	17	17	15	13
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	86%	89%	72%	55%	48%	53%	64%
UV	-	-	-	1	3	3	1	-

Thursday (23 April 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-7°	-8°	-9°	-7°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-12°	-12°	-14°	-11°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 7
Wind gust (mph)	12	12	13	18	19	20	18	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	71%	78%	87%	69%	56%	46%	46%	59%
UV	-	-	-	1	3	3	1	-

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