Yellowknife
Weather in Yellowknife, live
The weather at Yellowknife as the airport reports at Yellowknife Arpt measure it, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. No ground radar in RainViewer’s mosaic reaches it.
Right now · as of
- CYZF Yellowknife Arpt, 5 km: 6 °C, wind from 170° at 12 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 15 miles, cloud base 24,000 ft · VFR · 18 minutes ago
What the map shows over Yellowknife
- Rain radarMeasuredNo ground radar in RainViewer’s mosaic reaches Yellowknife.About this layer
- LightningMeasuredYellowknife is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsWeather warnings from Environment Canada and the provinces.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Yellowknife Arpt (CYZF), 5 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer
Good to know
- Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Yellowknife reads.
- Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
- For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.