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Yellowknife Current Weather

Temperature, wind, rain and more for Yellowknife

Northwest Territories, Canada

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Yellowknife, N. W. T.
Lac La Martre
Hay River, N. W. T.
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Lat: 62.47 Lon: -114.45 Alt: 205m
Wed 25th May 02:00UTC
9°C / 48°F
A few clouds
24km
25%
32%
1015mb
S (9 mph/15 km/h)
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Lat: 63.15 Lon: -117.27 Alt: 271m
Wed 25th May 02:00UTC
9°C / 49°F
Partly cloudy
Not Available
50%
39%
Not Available
NW (4 mph/7 km/h)
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Lat: 60.83 Lon: -115.78 Alt: 164m
Wed 25th May 02:00UTC
8°C / 46°F
Mostly cloudy
24km
75%
46%
1014mb
ENE (12 mph/19 km/h)
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Today and Tomorrow Forecast

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Tue 24
May		00:00

WNW
WNW

3 / 5 mph 37 / 35°F 60% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
03:00

WNW
WNW

4 / 7 mph 33 / 30°F 66% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 11 mph 34 / 28°F 60% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
09:00

NW
NW

6 / 8 mph 42 / 37°F 37% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

4 / 6 mph 46 / 44°F 32% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
15:00

SW
SW

9 / 12 mph 49 / 44°F 32% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
18:00

SW
SW

9 / 13 mph 49 / 45°F 33% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 11 mph 46 / 41°F 38% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
Wed 25
May		18:00

S
S

7 / 11 mph 55 / 52°F 33% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
18%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

SSE
SSE

4 / 6 mph 55 / 53°F 37% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 45%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In

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The 2 day current weather summary for Yellowknife:

Over the next 2 days the Yellowknife forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 15°C, with a high for the week of 18°C expected on the evening of Friday 27th. The mean minimum temperature will be 5°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Wednesday 25th at 3°C. The week will have mostly dry days although Friday is likely to see a significant amount of rain. The current forecast indicates Friday 25th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 2.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

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Feels Like

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Humidity

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Precip Amount

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Cloud Amount

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Weather

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