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Weather Yellowknife: Current forecast

Yellowknife / Northwest Territories / Canada

13.2 °C
Feels like 9.8 °C
Min 9 °C / Max 15 °C
Weather Yellowknife: Cloudy, 13 °C Cloudy
20.5 km/h SSE
Wind
32.8 km/h SSE
Gusts
1001 hPa
Pressure
0 mm
Precipitation
86 %
Humidity
0
UV index

Pollen (today)

Hazel None
Alder None
Birch None
Oak None
Grass None
Mugwort None
Ragweed None
06:17 / 20:58
Sunrise / Sunset
20:42 / 08:39
Moonrise / Moonset
Waning Moon (94 %)
Moon phase

Updated: Aug 29, 2026, 12:51 CEST Aug 29, 2026, 4:51 MDT

Today's Summary

If you head out in Yellowknife today, you'll see a cloudy sky. The thermometer currently shows 13.2°C. With wind from the south-south-east, it feels noticeably colder, around 9.8°C. Don't forget a jacket or jumper. During the day temperatures will range between 9°C and 14.9°C.

Hourly forecast – Yellowknife, today

Aug 29, 05:00
9 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 05:00: Sunny, 9 °C
Aug 29, 06:00
10 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 06:00: Sunny, 10 °C
Aug 29, 07:00
11 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 07:00: Sunny, 11 °C
Aug 29, 08:00
12 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 08:00: Sunny, 12 °C
Aug 29, 09:00
13 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 09:00: Sunny, 13 °C
Aug 29, 10:00
14 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 10:00: Sunny, 14 °C
Aug 29, 11:00
14 °C
Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 11:00: Sunny, 14 °C
Aug 29, 12:00
14 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 12:00: Partly cloudy, 14 °C
Aug 29, 13:00
14 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 13:00: Partly cloudy, 14 °C
Aug 29, 14:00
14 °C
Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 14:00: Partly cloudy, 14 °C
Aug 29, 15:00
13 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 29, 15:00: Overcast, 13 °C
Aug 29, 16:00
12 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 29, 16:00: Overcast, 12 °C
Aug 29, 17:00
11 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 17:00: Patchy rain possible, 11 °C
Aug 29, 18:00
11 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 18:00: Patchy rain possible, 11 °C
Aug 29, 19:00
11 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 19:00: Patchy rain possible, 11 °C
Aug 29, 20:00
10 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 20:00: Patchy rain possible, 10 °C
Aug 29, 21:00
10 °C
Light rain shower
Yellowknife Aug 29, 21:00: Light rain shower, 10 °C
Aug 29, 22:00
10 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 22:00: Patchy rain possible, 10 °C
Aug 29, 23:00
9 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 23:00: Patchy rain possible, 9 °C
Aug 30, 00:00
9 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 30, 00:00: Patchy rain possible, 9 °C
Aug 30, 01:00
9 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 01:00: Overcast, 9 °C
Aug 30, 02:00
9 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 02:00: Overcast, 9 °C
Aug 30, 03:00
9 °C
Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 03:00: Overcast, 9 °C
Aug 30, 04:00
9 °C
Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 30, 04:00: Patchy rain possible, 9 °C
Time
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
04
Yellowknife Aug 29, 05:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 06:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 07:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 08:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 09:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 10:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 11:00: Sunny
Yellowknife Aug 29, 12:00: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 13:00: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 14:00: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife Aug 29, 15:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 29, 16:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 29, 17:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 18:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 19:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 20:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 21:00: Light rain shower
Yellowknife Aug 29, 22:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 29, 23:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 30, 00:00: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife Aug 30, 01:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 02:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 03:00: Overcast
Yellowknife Aug 30, 04:00: Patchy rain possible
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
13
10
8
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
16
20
25
27
32
33
47
41
34
37
30
30
31
34
Precipitation
0 mm
0 mm
0.1 mm
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
0.1 mm
0 mm
Wind (km/h)
SSE
17
SSE
17
SSE
18
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
20
S
20
S
21
S
18
S
16
S
15
SSE
13
SSE
10
SSE
9
SSE
9
SSE
10
S
12
S
12
S
14
S
11
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
9
Pressure (hPa)
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1002
1003
1003
1003
1003
1003
Humidity (%)
89 %
82 %
76 %
71 %
68 %
65 %
64 %
63 %
64 %
65 %
65 %
72 %
79 %
83 %
86 %
88 %
90 %
92 %
91 %
90 %
91 %
91 %
92 %
93 %
Cloud cover (%)
1 %
0 %
0 %
14 %
13 %
11 %
22 %
38 %
61 %
51 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
97 %
98 %
100 %
100 %

14-day weather forecast – Yellowknife

14-day trend for Yellowknife: Forecasts suggest a marked cooldown in the second week. Lows can drop to around 2.5°C at night, with daytime highs up to 19.4°C.

Date
Aug 29
Aug 30
Aug 31
Sep 1
Sep 2
Sep 3
Sep 4
Sep 5
Sep 6
Sep 7
Sep 8
Sep 9
Sep 10
Sep 11
Yellowknife August 29, 2026: Sunny
Yellowknife August 30, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife August 31, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 1, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 2, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 3, 2026: Partly cloudy
Yellowknife September 4, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 5, 2026: Sunny
Yellowknife September 6, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 7, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 8, 2026: Patchy rain possible
Yellowknife September 9, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 10, 2026: Overcast
Yellowknife September 11, 2026: Overcast
Temperature (°C)
Chance of rain (%)
36
39
86
40
17
62
10
57
29
21
72
17
49
85
Precipitation
0.4 mm
0.2 mm
7.1 mm
0.3 mm
2.5 mm
1.8 mm
0.1 mm
2.3 mm
0.3 mm
6.1 mm
Wind max (km/h)
25
20
19
17
16
19
18
38
15
19
26
13
28
25
Date Weather Min °C Max °C Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Moon phase
August 29, 2026 Yellowknife August 29, 2026: Sunny Sunny 9 °C 15 °C 06:17 20:58 20:42 08:39 Waning Moon (94 %)
August 30, 2026 Yellowknife August 30, 2026: Overcast Overcast 9 °C 15 °C 06:20 20:55 20:37 10:08 Waning Moon (87 %)
August 31, 2026 Yellowknife August 31, 2026: Overcast Overcast 9 °C 14 °C 06:23 20:52 20:32 11:41 Waning Moon (80 %)
September 1, 2026 Yellowknife September 1, 2026: Overcast Overcast 9 °C 17 °C 06:25 20:48 20:26 13:20 Waning Moon (70 %)
September 2, 2026 Yellowknife September 2, 2026: Overcast Overcast 8 °C 17 °C 06:28 20:45 20:20 15:09 Last Quarter (60 %)
September 3, 2026 Yellowknife September 3, 2026: Partly cloudy Partly cloudy 8 °C 15 °C 06:31 20:42 20:11 17:11 Last Quarter (50 %)
September 4, 2026 Yellowknife September 4, 2026: Overcast Overcast 9 °C 14 °C 06:33 20:38 Does not rise today Does not set today Last Quarter (39 %)
September 5, 2026 Yellowknife September 5, 2026: Sunny Sunny 3 °C 10 °C 06:36 20:35 Does not rise today Does not set today Waning Crescent (29 %)
September 6, 2026 Yellowknife September 6, 2026: Overcast Overcast 6 °C 6 °C 06:39 20:32 23:26 20:20 Waning Crescent (20 %)
September 7, 2026 Yellowknife September 7, 2026: Overcast Overcast 5 °C 12 °C 06:41 20:28 Does not rise today 20:11 Waning Crescent (12 %)
September 8, 2026 Yellowknife September 8, 2026: Patchy rain possible Patchy rain possible 9 °C 19 °C 06:44 20:25 01:42 20:05 Waning Crescent (6 %)
September 9, 2026 Yellowknife September 9, 2026: Overcast Overcast 13 °C 19 °C 06:47 20:22 03:47 19:59 New Moon (2 %)
September 10, 2026 Yellowknife September 10, 2026: Overcast Overcast 7 °C 15 °C 06:49 20:18 05:45 19:54 New Moon (0 %)
September 11, 2026 Yellowknife September 11, 2026: Overcast Overcast 3 °C 6 °C 06:52 20:15 07:36 19:49 New Moon (0 %)