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FPCN11 CWNT 040242 AAA
UPDATED FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS
OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
7:40 P.M. MST TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST
WEDNESDAY.
THEBACHA REGION INCLUDING FT. SMITH - SALT RIVER RESERVE.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 37 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 30 BY MORNING.
WIND CHILL MINUS 45 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH
MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 41 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE
AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 19 BY
MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. RESOLUTION REGION INCLUDING HWY. 6.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW
MINUS 38 WITH TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 33 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL
NEAR MINUS 51. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE
MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE MORNING. HIGH
MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 47 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 36 IN THE
AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
YELLOWKNIFE REGION.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 40. WIND CHILL
MINUS 43 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 54 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 25.
WIND CHILL MINUS 52 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 37 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING OVERNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. LOW MINUS 28. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 40. WIND CHILL MINUS 40 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 51
OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 26. WIND CHILL MINUS 50 IN THE
MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV
INDEX 1 OR LOW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 28. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
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