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FPCN11 CWNT 162231
FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST
FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2026 FOR TONIGHT SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST SATURDAY.
THEBACHA REGION INCLUDING FT. SMITH - SALT RIVER RESERVE.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING NEAR
MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 17 BY
MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 37 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 36 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 26. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
LUTSEL K'E REGION.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN PERIODS OF
SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO
MINUS 19 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 TO
4 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 LATE IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 29 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 38 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 31. WIND CHILL
MINUS 42 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 37 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
FT. RESOLUTION REGION INCLUDING HWY. 6.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE
THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING
OVERNIGHT. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 THIS
EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL
MINUS 27 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 37 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
EVENING. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE EVENING AND
MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
HAY RIVER REGION INCLUDING ENTERPRISE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 15 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
MINUS 37 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT
2 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING
NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING
TO MINUS 21 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27.
WIND CHILL MINUS 29 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 36 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
FT. PROVIDENCE REGION INCLUDING KAKISA - CHAN LAKE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
MINUS 32 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 21 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING.
FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND ENDING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH
MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN THE
AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL MINUS 23 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 31
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO
MINUS 15 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 20
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. FLURRIES BEGINNING IN THE MORNING AND ENDING
IN THE AFTERNOON THEN 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 13. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 21 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 21 IN THE EVENING AND
MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. LIARD REGION INCLUDING NAHANNI BUTTE - SAMBAA K'E.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE
THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 1 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 6 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 6
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 18 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL
MINUS 14 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.
YELLOWKNIFE REGION.
TONIGHT..BECOMING CLOUDY THIS EVENING. SNOW BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT.
AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 18
BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 42 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 27 OVERNIGHT.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 CM.
LOCAL BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTH 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 25
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 27 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN
THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 41. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES THIS EVENING. SNOW
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING
TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 37 THIS EVENING AND
MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLEARING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM.
LOCAL BLOWING SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE
FALLING TO MINUS 26 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE
MORNING AND MINUS 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL
MINUS 31 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
WRIGLEY REGION.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO
MINUS 16 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 35 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 24
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..FLURRIES ENDING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOCAL AMOUNT 2 CM. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR MINUS 16. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 25. WIND CHILL MINUS 20 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION.
TONIGHT..FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING WEST 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 31
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY. WIND
WEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 18. WIND
CHILL MINUS 33 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEARING LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 21. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE
RISING TO MINUS 19 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 28. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 23 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL
MINUS 30 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 25. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
DELINE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE
RISING TO MINUS 18 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 THIS EVENING AND
MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 26 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL
MINUS 29 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY
NEAR MINUS 26. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
COLVILLE LAKE.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE
STEADY NEAR MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 26 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SATURDAY NIGHT..CLEAR. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL
MINUS 33 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
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