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FPCN11 CWNT 241655
FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT
FRIDAY 24 JULY 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.
THEBACHA REGION INCLUDING FT. SMITH - SALT RIVER RESERVE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 21. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 16.
SATURDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY.
LOCAL SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 3 OR MODERATE.
LUTSEL K'E REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 22.
UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 16.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 18. UV INDEX 2 OR LOW.
FT. RESOLUTION REGION INCLUDING HWY. 6.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 21.
UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 15.
SATURDAY..A FEW SHOWERS ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
HAY RIVER REGION INCLUDING ENTERPRISE.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RISK OF A THUNDERSTORM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H.
HIGH 22. HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RISK OF A
THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 15.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
FT. PROVIDENCE REGION INCLUDING KAKISA - CHAN LAKE.
TODAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH 22. HUMIDEX 25. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING.
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 13.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR
MODERATE.
FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H.
HIGH 26. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL
SMOKE. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 GUSTING TO 50 NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
HIGH 14. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
FT. LIARD REGION INCLUDING NAHANNI BUTTE - SAMBAA K'E.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
HIGH 25. HUMIDEX 26. UV INDEX 6 OR HIGH.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW 10.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H.
HIGH 17. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
YELLOWKNIFE REGION.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 20. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT.
LOW 15.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH 17. UV INDEX 4 OR
MODERATE.
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. HIGH 19. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
TONIGHT..SHOWERS. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO
40 OVERNIGHT. LOW 8.
SATURDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL SMOKE. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH 12. UV INDEX 5 OR MODERATE.
WRIGLEY REGION.
TODAY..PERIODS OF RAIN. AMOUNT 5 MM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH 22. HUMIDEX
25. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO
50. LOW PLUS 4.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND
NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT NEAR NOON. HIGH 12.
UV INDEX 4 OR MODERATE.
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 20 MM. WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 6 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM.
WIND WEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. LOW PLUS 1.
SATURDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. HIGH PLUS 3.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 20 TO 30 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO
70. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 7 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT 15 TO
25 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW PLUS 1.
SATURDAY..SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNT 10 TO 15 CM. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH PLUS 3. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
DELINE.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 MM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 10 THIS AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 5 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW
PLUS 3.
SATURDAY..RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH 6. UV
INDEX 2 OR LOW.
COLVILLE LAKE.
TODAY..RAIN. AMOUNT 15 TO 25 MM. WIDESPREAD SMOKE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST
50 GUSTING TO 80 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO 9 THIS
AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
TONIGHT..RAIN. AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO
70. LOW PLUS 4.
SATURDAY..RAIN OR SNOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT 10 TO 15 MM. WIND NORTHWEST
40 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR PLUS 3. UV INDEX 1 OR
LOW.
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