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FPCN11 CWNT 151747
FORECASTS FOR THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE AND MACKENZIE RIVER AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST
THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2026 FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
THEBACHA REGION INCLUDING FT. SMITH - SALT RIVER RESERVE.
TODAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLEARING. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW
NEAR NOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE FALLING
TO MINUS 20 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 32. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW
MINUS 27. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
MORNING. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
LUTSEL K'E REGION.
TODAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
MINUS 24 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 35. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 33.
WIND CHILL MINUS 38 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 33 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 39
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. RESOLUTION REGION INCLUDING HWY. 6.
TODAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND
NORTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80 DIMINISHING TO 30 GUSTING TO 50 THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 21 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. WIND NORTHWEST
30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. LOW MINUS 29. WIND CHILL MINUS 33 THIS
EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST
20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 19.
WIND CHILL MINUS 42 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
HAY RIVER REGION INCLUDING ENTERPRISE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 20 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 34. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 14. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE
MORNING AND MINUS 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. PROVIDENCE REGION INCLUDING KAKISA - CHAN LAKE.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 19. WIND CHILL
MINUS 29 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 23 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 26. WIND CHILL
MINUS 24 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 30 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND CHILL
MINUS 31 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
FT. SIMPSON REGION INCLUDING JEAN MARIE RIVER.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 16. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 29. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL
MINUS 28 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 20.
WIND CHILL MINUS 34 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 27 IN THE AFTERNOON.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FT. LIARD REGION INCLUDING NAHANNI BUTTE - SAMBAA K'E.
TODAY..SUNNY. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
EAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH MINUS 11. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 23.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. CLEARING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND NORTHEAST
20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 20
THIS EVENING AND MINUS 28 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..CLEAR. BECOMING A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD IN THE MORNING. WIND
UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 26 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
YELLOWKNIFE REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR NOON.
CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60
DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE FALLING
TO MINUS 22 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL MINUS 31 THIS EVENING
AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR
MINUS 39. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
NORTH SLAVE REGION INCLUDING WEKWEETI - WHATI - BEHCHOKO.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES NEAR NOON.
CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 25 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 35
THIS MORNING AND MINUS 40 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING
LIGHT THIS EVENING. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 40.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN THE
MORNING AND MINUS 32 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WRIGLEY REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 21. WIND CHILL
MINUS 33 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 25 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL
MINUS 39 OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
20 KM/H LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 27 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
NORMAN WELLS - TULITA REGION.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND
CHILL MINUS 39 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 33 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING
EAST 20 KM/H BEFORE MORNING. TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 20 BY
MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 29 OVERNIGHT.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND EAST 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
MORNING. HIGH MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 30 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 24 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FORT GOOD HOPE REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 30. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LIGHT SNOW
BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 30 WITH
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 22 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 THIS
EVENING. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 19.
WIND CHILL MINUS 31 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 26 IN THE AFTERNOON.
RISK OF FROSTBITE.
DELINE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40
BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 37
THIS MORNING AND MINUS 32 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WIND BECOMING EAST
20 KM/H BEFORE MORNING. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL MINUS 34 THIS
EVENING AND MINUS 41 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
SOUTHEAST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 17. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 IN THE MORNING
AND MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
COLVILLE LAKE.
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 25. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 37. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
BEGINNING BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 36. WIND
CHILL NEAR MINUS 42. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
FRIDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22.
WIND CHILL MINUS 43 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
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