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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -39° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:04

Sunset: 15:03

Overcast changing to clear by early evening.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -39° Celsius;
Wed 17 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -27° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:05

Sunset: 15:03

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 17 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -27° Celsius;
Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -35° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:06

Sunset: 15:03

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 18 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -35° Celsius;
Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -27° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:06

Sunset: 15:03

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 19 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -27° Celsius;
Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -31° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:07

Sunset: 15:03

Cloudy.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 20 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -31° Celsius;
Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -34° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:08

Sunset: 15:04

Cloudy.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 21 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -34° Celsius;
Mon 22 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -33° Celsius;

Sunrise: 10:08

Sunset: 15:04

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 22 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: -29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -33° Celsius;

Overcast changing to clear by early evening.

Sunrise: 10:04

Sunset: 15:03

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Yellowknife

Today (16 December 2025)

Time	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%
Temperature (°C)	-27°	-29°	-30°	-30°	-29°	-28°	-28°	-28°	-28°	-27°	-26°	-27°	-28°	-28°	-30°	-31°	-32°	-33°	-34°	-34°	-35°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-35°	-37°	-38°	-38°	-38°	-36°	-36°	-36°	-36°	-35°	-34°	-35°	-36°	-37°	-39°	-40°	-41°	-42°	-43°	-43°	-44°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	8
Visibility (description)	G	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	89%	97%	101%	102%	103%	97%	97%	99%	96%	97%	96%	102%	101%	101%	108%	112%	113%	113%	114%	114%	115%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (17 December 2025)

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)	-35°	-36°	-37°	-37°	-38°	-38°	-38°	-38°	-39°	-38°	-39°	-38°	-36°	-34°	-31°	-30°	-31°	-30°	-29°	-28°	-27°	-26°	-26°	-26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-44°	-44°	-45°	-46°	-46°	-46°	-46°	-46°	-46°	-45°	-46°	-44°	-43°	-42°	-39°	-39°	-39°	-38°	-37°	-37°	-36°	-34°	-34°	-34°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 5	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 3	NNE 3	N 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	5	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG
Humidity	114%	115%	115%	114%	114%	114%	114%	113%	112%	109%	108%	107%	108%	108%	104%	101%	104%	103%	102%	103%	100%	95%	96%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (18 December 2025)

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)	-25°	-25°	-25°	-26°	-25°	-25°	-26°	-27°	-26°	-27°	-28°	-27°	-27°	-27°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-30°	-30°	-31°	-31°	-32°	-32°	-33°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-33°	-33°	-34°	-35°	-35°	-34°	-35°	-36°	-36°	-37°	-38°	-37°	-36°	-36°	-37°	-38°	-38°	-39°	-39°	-40°	-41°	-41°	-41°	-42°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	93%	92%	96%	97%	98%	98%	100%	104%	100%	104%	107%	103%	100%	98%	99%	105%	110%	111%	112%	111%	111%	113%	112%	113%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (19 December 2025)

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)	-33°	-33°	-33°	-34°	-34°	-34°	-34°	-34°	-33°	-33°	-32°	-30°	-29°	-27°	-28°	-29°	-27°	-28°	-28°	-26°	-26°	-25°	-24°	-25°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-42°	-42°	-43°	-43°	-43°	-43°	-43°	-43°	-42°	-42°	-40°	-38°	-37°	-35°	-36°	-37°	-35°	-36°	-36°	-34°	-34°	-33°	-31°	-32°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 5	W 5
Wind gust (mph)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	113%	112%	112%	112%	111%	108%	104%	101%	99%	103%	96%	90%	87%	82%	81%	84%	82%	84%	86%	89%	85%	85%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (20 December 2025)

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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-25°	-26°	-25°	-25°	-25°	-25°	-25°	-26°	-25°	-25°	-25°	-25°	-24°	-24°	-24°	-25°	-26°	-26°	-27°	-27°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-33°	-33°	-32°	-32°	-31°	-31°	-32°	-33°	-32°	-32°	-32°	-32°	-31°	-32°	-32°	-33°	-35°	-35°	-36°	-38°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 4	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 9
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	17	18	19
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	G	G	G	VG
Humidity	89%	95%	92%	93%	91%	92%	96%	97%	99%	99%	96%	97%	94%	97%	96%	94%	97%	98%	99%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Sunday (21 December 2025)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-27°	-29°	-30°	-31°	-31°	-32°	-32°	-33°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-38°	-40°	-41°	-43°	-42°	-42°	-42°	-42°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	93%	92%	91%	89%	83%	88%	88%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (22 December 2025)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-33°	-33°	-32°	-32°	-30°	-32°	-31°	-31°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-42°	-42°	-41°	-41°	-39°	-41°	-40°	-39°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 6	W 6	WSW 5	WSW 6	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 6	WSW 5
Wind gust (mph)	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	11
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	G
Humidity	97%	105%	108%	108%	104%	111%	105%	108%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-

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