Weather in Yellowknife

Canada · Northwest Territories · 62.4541, -114.3725

Today Now 7:59 PM

+41° Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast

Today10/16 Temperature°F Cloudiness Precipitation Windmph Wind gusts Humidity PressureinHg Dew point°F Visibilitymi UV index
Hourly forecast — Yellowknife

Forecast in words

Today

During the day rain, up to +41°, at night around +41°. Light wind, up to 16 mph. Precipitation chance reaches 95%.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow mostly clear, high +45°, low +36°, about 4° warmer.

Week

This week temperatures range from +27° to +45°. Peak warmth: Sat, +45°. Coldest night — Mon, around +27°. Days with precipitation — Fri, Sun. Clear days — 4.

Week vs norm

  1. Today 10/16 +41° +5° usually +36°
  2. Tomorrow 10/17 +45° +9° usually +35°
  3. Sun 10/18 +36° +1° usually +35°
  4. Mon 10/19 +32° −2° usually +34°
  5. Tue 10/20 +41° +8° usually +33°
  6. Wed 10/21 +45° +12° usually +33°
  7. Thu 10/22 +43° +11° usually +32°
  8. Fri 10/23 +34° +3° usually +31°

Difference between forecast daytime high and the 1991–2020 norm for this date.

This day, October 16

Today is warmer than usual for this date.

  • Heat record +47° 2023
  • Cold record +7° 2002
  • Most precipitation 0.6 in 2005
  • Strongest gust 36 mph 2020

Records for this calendar date, 1991-2024, ERA5 reanalysis.

Climate in Yellowknife

Today is about 6° warmer than usual for October.

Climate normals by month, Yellowknife
Month Daytime / Nighttime Average Precipitation in
Jan −7° / −18° −13° 0.6
Feb −2° / −15° −10° 0.4
Mar +12° / −5° +2° 0.6
Apr +31° / +14° +22° 0.6
May +50° / +32° +40° 0.9
Jun +64° / +47° +55° 1.1
Jul +71° / +56° +63° 1.5
Aug +66° / +52° +59° 1.9
Sep +54° / +42° +47° 1.7
Oct +36° / +28° +32° 1.2
Nov +16° / +6° +11° 1.0
Dec −1° / −12° −7° 0.7

Climatic normals for 1991–2025 years from ERA5-Land reanalysis.

Astronomical data

Sunrise / sunset 8:26 AM | 6:17 PM
Moon 5:52 PM | 6:52 PM
Moon phase Waxing crescent 32%
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