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Yellowknife weather: the next 24 hours
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Yellowknife 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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Sunset –, golden light from –
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Air quality
European index, measured continuously.
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Yellowknife
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
7-day forecast for Yellowknife
Today (Thursday 15 Oct) in Yellowknife: overcast, -1 to 5 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (0 %), wind up to 16 km/h. Tomorrow: light drizzle, 2 to 6 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | -1 °C | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| Tomorrow | light drizzle | 2 °C | 6 °C | 0.1 mm | 21 km/h |
| Sat 17 Oct | light drizzle | 2 °C | 7 °C | 0.4 mm | 21 km/h |
| Sun 18 Oct | snow showers | -1 °C | 2 °C | 2.3 mm | 24 km/h |
| Mon 19 Oct | light snow | -2 °C | 0 °C | 0.6 mm | 17 km/h |
| Tue 20 Oct | overcast | -1 °C | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| Wed 21 Oct | overcast | 2 °C | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Yellowknife
Tomorrow, Friday 16 Oct, in Yellowknife: light drizzle, from 2 to 6 °C, 0.1 mm of precipitation (probability 39 %), wind up to 21 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 15 km/h |
| 15:00 |  partly cloudy | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 18 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 20 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Yellowknife?
No significant rain expected (0.1 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Yellowknife?
Between 2 and 6 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Yellowknife: Saturday light drizzle, 2 to 7 °C, Sunday snow showers, -1 to 2 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct |  light drizzle | 2 °C | 7 °C | 0.4 mm | 21 km/h |
| Sun 18 Oct |  snow showers | -1 °C | 2 °C | 2.3 mm | 24 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Yellowknife, hour by hour: temperature from 2 to 6 °C, 0.5 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 15 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 15 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 15 km/h |
| 13:00 |  mostly sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 15 km/h |
| 14:00 | mostly sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 16 km/h |
| 15:00 | partly cloudy | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 19 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 18 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 20 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 21 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 20 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 % | 18 km/h |
| 23:00 | light drizzle | 4 °C | 0.1 mm | 39 % | 16 km/h |
| 00:00 | light drizzle | 4 °C | 0.4 mm | 45 % | 21 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 38 % | 18 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 24 % | 16 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 % | 16 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 % | 15 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 18 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 % | 20 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 18 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 16 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
Location of Yellowknife
Yellowknife is the main town in Northwest Territories. The nearest places we cover are Fort McMurray (659 km to the south), Peace River (711 km to the south), Fort St. John (781 km to the south-west) and Slave Lake (798 km to the south). With about 20,340 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Yellowknife is the largest of the 1 places we cover in Northwest Territories.