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FPCN12 CWNT 031730
FORECASTS FOR THE MACKENZIE DELTA AND ARCTIC COAST AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MST
TUESDAY 3 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MST.
SOUTH DELTA REGION INCLUDING FT. MCPHERSON - TSIIGEHTCHIC.
TODAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 26. WIND CHILL
MINUS 41 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 31 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. WIND UP TO 15
KM/H. LOW MINUS 31. WIND CHILL MINUS 32 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 37
OVERNIGHT. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND
CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
AKLAVIK REGION.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS NEAR NOON. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL
MINUS 42 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 31 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 36. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 21. WIND CHILL MINUS 35 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
INUVIK REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 23. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 THIS MORNING AND
MINUS 31 THIS AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP TO
15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 27. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 35. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND UP
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 36 IN THE MORNING AND
MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
TUKTOYAKTUK - EAST CHANNEL REGION.
TODAY..BLIZZARD. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND
CHILL MINUS 41 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 35 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE
IN MINUTES.
TONIGHT..BLIZZARD ENDING NEAR MIDNIGHT THEN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. WIND WEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 GUSTING TO
40 OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 35. RISK OF
FROSTBITE.
WEDNESDAY..LIGHT SNOW ENDING IN THE MORNING THEN CLOUDY WITH
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40. HIGH
MINUS 20. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 33. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
PAULATUK.
TODAY..BLIZZARD. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. HIGH MINUS 27.
WIND CHILL MINUS 53 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 47 THIS AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
TONIGHT..BLIZZARD. WIND SOUTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 80. TEMPERATURE
RISING TO MINUS 23 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 47 THIS EVENING AND
MINUS 38 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..NEAR BLIZZARD ENDING LATE IN THE MORNING THEN MAINLY
CLOUDY. WIND SOUTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20
GUSTING TO 40 IN THE MORNING. HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 IN
THE MORNING AND MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE.
SACHS HARBOUR.
TODAY..NEAR BLIZZARD CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW AND ENDING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50
BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 GUSTING TO 40 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
MINUS 24. WIND CHILL MINUS 42 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 36 THIS
AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING
LIGHT NEAR MIDNIGHT. LOW MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 38 THIS EVENING
AND MINUS 45 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW.
WIND BECOMING WEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 NEAR NOON. HIGH MINUS 23.
WIND CHILL MINUS 42 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 34 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
ULUKHAKTOK.
TODAY..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. ICE FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING
TO 50 THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 31. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 52.
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
TONIGHT..PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MAINLY
CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
SOUTHEAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50 BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 25 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 49 THIS
EVENING AND MINUS 35 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.
WEDNESDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO
MINUS 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 41. FROSTBITE IN
MINUTES.
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