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FPCN11 CWNT 052230
FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST
THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.
THEBACHA REGION INCLUDING FT. SMITH - SALT RIVER RESERVE.
TONIGHT..CLEARING EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 31. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 21. WIND CHILL
MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
LUTSEL K'E REGION.
TONIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 34. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40
OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 29 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
SNOW. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 32. WIND CHILL
MINUS 35 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 45 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
FT. RESOLUTION REGION INCLUDING HWY. 6.
TONIGHT..CLEARING EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 32. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 41 OVERNIGHT.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 24. WIND CHILL
MINUS 42 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 21 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
HAY RIVER REGION INCLUDING ENTERPRISE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 32. WIND CHILL
MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 42
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 31 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING.
AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 IN
THE EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. PROVIDENCE REGION INCLUDING KAKISA - CHAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL
MINUS 21 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 39
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING.
LOCAL AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE
EVENING. LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE EVENING AND
MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 32. WIND CHILL
MINUS 27 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 18. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 22 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. SNOW BEGINNING EARLY IN THE EVENING. AMOUNT 5
TO 10 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 21. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 30. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. LIARD REGION INCLUDING NAHANNI BUTTE - SAMBAA K'E.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
NORTHEAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 21. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 31. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING. SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
HIGH MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 20 IN
THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..SNOW ENDING OVERNIGHT THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. AMOUNT 5 TO
10 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 23.
WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 31 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
YELLOWKNIFE REGION.
TONIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 32. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 THIS EVENING AND
MINUS 42 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. CLEARING LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 28. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 41. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
TONIGHT..LIGHT SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 THIS EVENING
AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL
MINUS 39 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 27. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WRIGLEY REGION.
TONIGHT..CLEARING EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 35. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 41 OVERNIGHT.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 30 IN THE
AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING IN THE EVENING.
AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 25
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING.
LOW MINUS 34. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 39
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 35. WIND CHILL
MINUS 29 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL
MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
OVERNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 IN
THE EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
DELINE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS
EVENING. LOW MINUS 34. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 42
OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..CLEARING IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING EAST 20 KM/H IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 44 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY NIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING
NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
COLVILLE LAKE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING.
WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 33.
WIND CHILL MINUS 37 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 42 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE
IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 25.
WIND CHILL MINUS 43 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 35 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE EVENING AND
MINUS 42 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
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