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Weather Yellowknife: Current forecast

Yellowknife / Northwest Territories / Canada

-13.7 °C
Feels like -19.3 °C
Min -20 °C / Max -12 °C
Weather Yellowknife: Partly cloudy, -14 °C Partly cloudy
9 km/h ESE
Wind
17.5 km/h ESE
Gusts
1021 hPa
Pressure
0 mm
Precipitation
60 %
Humidity
0
UV index

Pollen (today)

Hazel None
Alder None
Birch None
Oak None
Grass None
Mugwort None
Ragweed None
06:12 / 21:06
Sunrise / Sunset
05:48 / 18:56
Moonrise / Moonset
Waning Crescent (8 %)
Moon phase

Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 7:49 CEST Apr 15, 2026, 23:49 MDT

Today's Summary

Right now Yellowknife has partly cloudy weather. The thermometer currently shows -13.7°C. With wind from the east-south-east, it feels noticeably colder, around -19.3°C. Winter clothing, a hat and gloves are recommended. During the day temperatures will range between -19.7°C and -12.3°C.

Hourly forecast – Yellowknife, today

Apr 15, 23:00
-14 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Apr 15, 23:00: Partly cloudy, -14 °C
Apr 16, 00:00
-16 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 00:00: Overcast, -16 °C
Apr 16, 01:00
-15 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 01:00: Overcast, -15 °C
Apr 16, 02:00
-15 °C
Light freezing rain
Yellowknife Apr 16, 02:00: Light freezing rain, -15 °C
Apr 16, 03:00
-15 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 03:00: Moderate snow, -15 °C
Apr 16, 04:00
-14 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 04:00: Moderate snow, -14 °C
Apr 16, 05:00
-14 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 05:00: Moderate snow, -14 °C
Apr 16, 06:00
-14 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 06:00: Moderate snow, -14 °C
Apr 16, 07:00
-14 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 07:00: Moderate snow, -14 °C
Apr 16, 08:00
-13 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 08:00: Moderate snow, -13 °C
Apr 16, 09:00
-12 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 09:00: Moderate snow, -12 °C
Apr 16, 10:00
-11 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 10:00: Moderate snow, -11 °C
Apr 16, 11:00
-10 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 11:00: Moderate snow, -10 °C
Apr 16, 12:00
-9 °C
Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 12:00: Moderate snow, -9 °C
Apr 16, 13:00
-8 °C
Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 13:00: Light snow, -8 °C
Apr 16, 14:00
-7 °C
Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 14:00: Light snow, -7 °C
Apr 16, 15:00
-6 °C
Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 15:00: Light snow, -6 °C
Apr 16, 16:00
-6 °C
Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 16:00: Light snow showers, -6 °C
Apr 16, 17:00
-6 °C
Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 17:00: Light snow showers, -6 °C
Apr 16, 18:00
-6 °C
Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 18:00: Light snow showers, -6 °C
Apr 16, 19:00
-6 °C
Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 19:00: Light snow, -6 °C
Apr 16, 20:00
-8 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 20:00: Overcast, -8 °C
Apr 16, 21:00
-11 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Apr 16, 21:00: Partly cloudy, -11 °C
Apr 16, 22:00
-13 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Apr 16, 22:00: Partly cloudy, -13 °C
Time
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Yellowknife Apr 15, 23:00: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Apr 16, 00:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 01:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 02:00: Light freezing rain
Yellowknife Apr 16, 03:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 04:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 05:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 06:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 07:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 08:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 09:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 10:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 11:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 12:00: Moderate snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 13:00: Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 14:00: Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 15:00: Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 16:00: Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 17:00: Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 18:00: Light snow showers
Yellowknife Apr 16, 19:00: Light snow
Yellowknife Apr 16, 20:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Apr 16, 21:00: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Apr 16, 22:00: Partly cloudy
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
0
0
0
0
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Precipitation
—
—
—
0 mm
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
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Wind (km/h)
ESE
9
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
11
E
12
E
12
E
13
E
13
E
13
E
12
ENE
12
ENE
11
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
11
NNE
12
NNE
14
NNE
14
NNE
14
NNE
14
NE
14
Pressure (hPa)
1021
1024
1024
1024
1023
1023
1023
1022
1022
1022
1021
1021
1021
1020
1020
1020
1020
1020
1020
1021
1021
1021
1022
1023
Humidity (%)
60 %
89 %
89 %
90 %
95 %
96 %
96 %
96 %
96 %
94 %
92 %
90 %
89 %
87 %
83 %
78 %
78 %
76 %
75 %
77 %
80 %
84 %
89 %
91 %
Cloud cover (%)
75 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
58 %
35 %

14-day weather forecast – Yellowknife

14-day trend for Yellowknife: The second week looks noticeably warmer and more pleasant. Lows can drop to around -22.8°C at night, with daytime highs up to 2.8°C.

Date
Apr 15
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 18
Apr 19
Apr 20
Apr 21
Apr 22
Apr 23
Apr 24
Apr 25
Apr 26
Apr 27
Apr 28
Yellowknife April 15, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife April 16, 2026: Moderate snow
Yellowknife April 17, 2026: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife April 18, 2026: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife April 19, 2026: Heavy snow
Yellowknife April 20, 2026: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife April 21, 2026: Light snow
Yellowknife April 22, 2026: Moderate snow
Yellowknife April 23, 2026: Heavy snow
Yellowknife April 24, 2026: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife April 25, 2026: Cloudy
Yellowknife April 26, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife April 27, 2026: Fog
Yellowknife April 28, 2026: Fog
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
0
81
0
0
87
0
80
71
79
0
0
0
0
0
Precipitation
—
1.6 mm
—
0 mm
13.7 mm
0 mm
0.3 mm
1.3 mm
4 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
Wind max (km/h)
14
14
12
18
25
22
18
18
23
22
16
19
9
8
Date Weather Min °C Max °C Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Moon phase
April 15, 2026 Yellowknife April 15, 2026: Overcast Overcast -20 °C -12 °C 06:12 21:06 05:48 18:56 Waning Crescent (8 %)
April 16, 2026 Yellowknife April 16, 2026: Moderate snow Moderate snow -16 °C -6 °C 06:09 21:08 05:43 20:46 Waning Crescent (3 %)
April 17, 2026 Yellowknife April 17, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy -23 °C -8 °C 06:05 21:11 05:37 22:45 New Moon (0 %)
April 18, 2026 Yellowknife April 18, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy -19 °C -4 °C 06:02 21:14 05:31 — Waxing Crescent (1 %)
April 19, 2026 Yellowknife April 19, 2026: Heavy snow Heavy snow -6 °C -0 °C 05:59 21:17 05:23 00:56 Waxing Crescent (3 %)
April 20, 2026 Yellowknife April 20, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy -13 °C -2 °C 05:56 21:20 05:06 03:26 Waxing Crescent (9 %)
April 21, 2026 Yellowknife April 21, 2026: Light snow Light snow -5 °C 1 °C 05:53 21:23 00:00 00:00 Waxing Crescent (17 %)
April 22, 2026 Yellowknife April 22, 2026: Moderate snow Moderate snow -1 °C 0 °C 05:49 21:26 07:22 05:41 Waxing Crescent (27 %)
April 23, 2026 Yellowknife April 23, 2026: Heavy snow Heavy snow -1 °C 0 °C 05:46 21:28 09:44 05:24 Waxing Crescent (38 %)
April 24, 2026 Yellowknife April 24, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy -6 °C -0 °C 05:43 21:31 11:45 05:16 First Quarter (49 %)
April 25, 2026 Yellowknife April 25, 2026: Cloudy Cloudy -10 °C 0 °C 05:40 21:34 13:33 05:10 Waxing Moon (60 %)
April 26, 2026 Yellowknife April 26, 2026: Overcast Overcast -1 °C 2 °C 05:37 21:37 15:13 05:04 Waxing Moon (70 %)
April 27, 2026 Yellowknife April 27, 2026: Fog Fog 0 °C 3 °C 05:34 21:40 16:47 04:59 Waxing Moon (79 %)
April 28, 2026 Yellowknife April 28, 2026: Fog Fog -0 °C 2 °C 05:30 21:43 18:19 04:54 Waxing Moon (87 %)
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