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FPCN16 CWNT 180830  
FORECASTS FOR THE QIKIQTAALUK AREA OF NUNAVUT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT  
CANADA AT 5:00 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2026 FOR TODAY AND  
THURSDAY.  
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 11:00 A.M. EDT.  
 
IQALUIT.  
TODAY..BLIZZARD. WIND NORTHWEST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. TEMPERATURE  
STEADY NEAR MINUS 29. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 48. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND  
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 THIS EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE RISING TO MINUS 27 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL MINUS 46 THIS  
EVENING AND MINUS 40 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 20 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 22. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 40 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
KIMMIRUT.  
TODAY..BLIZZARD ENDING THIS AFTERNOON THEN MAINLY SUNNY. WIND  
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 27.  
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 43. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT THIS  
EVENING. LOW MINUS 30. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 42. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND BECOMING WEST 30 KM/H IN THE MORNING.  
HIGH MINUS 20. WIND CHILL MINUS 39 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 28 IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
KINNGAIT.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BLOWING SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND  
WEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH MINUS 26. WIND CHILL MINUS 47 THIS  
MORNING AND MINUS 40 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 30 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO  
MINUS 24 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 40. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND WEST 30 KM/H. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR  
MINUS 22. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 38. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR  
LOW.  
 
PANGNIRTUNG.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.  
WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT THIS MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO MINUS 30 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL MINUS 41  
THIS MORNING AND MINUS 34 THIS AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV  
INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP  
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 35. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 47. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. WIND UP  
TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 45 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
 
QIKIQTARJUAQ.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.  
WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H THIS MORNING. HIGH MINUS 27. WIND CHILL  
NEAR MINUS 43. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.  
TONIGHT..A FEW CLOUDS. INCREASING CLOUDINESS BEFORE MORNING. WIND UP  
TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 32. WIND CHILL MINUS 37 THIS EVENING AND  
MINUS 43 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 27. WIND  
CHILL MINUS 43 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 33 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
CLYDE RIVER.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. NEAR BLIZZARD DEVELOPING EARLY THIS  
MORNING. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H INCREASING TO 40 GUSTING TO 60 EARLY  
THIS MORNING. HIGH MINUS 30. WIND CHILL MINUS 55 THIS MORNING AND  
MINUS 48 THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS FROSTBITE CONDITIONS.  
TONIGHT..NEAR BLIZZARD ENDING THIS EVENING THEN A FEW CLOUDS. WIND  
NORTHWEST 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60 DIMINISHING TO 20 THIS EVENING THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. LOW MINUS 34. WIND CHILL MINUS 48 THIS  
EVENING AND MINUS 43 OVERNIGHT. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 30. WIND CHILL  
MINUS 46 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 37 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
 
POND INLET.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 35.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 52 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 46 THIS AFTERNOON.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO  
MINUS 33 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 48. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KM/H IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 29. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 46. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
 
ARCTIC BAY.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 31.  
WIND CHILL MINUS 47 THIS MORNING AND MINUS 40 THIS AFTERNOON.  
FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H. TEMPERATURE RISING TO  
MINUS 29 BY MORNING. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 44. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 30.  
WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 44. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
IGLOOLIK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND  
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING NORTHWEST  
40 GUSTING TO 60 THIS MORNING. HIGH MINUS 33. WIND CHILL NEAR  
MINUS 56. HAZARDOUS FROSTBITE CONDITIONS.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 35. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 53. FROSTBITE IN  
MINUTES.  
THURSDAY..MAINLY SUNNY. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. WIND NORTHWEST 30 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 50. HIGH MINUS 30. WIND CHILL MINUS 52 IN THE MORNING AND  
MINUS 43 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
SANIRAJAK.  
TODAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BLOWING SNOW. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 60. HIGH MINUS 33. WIND CHILL MINUS 59 THIS MORNING AND  
MINUS 52 THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS FROSTBITE CONDITIONS.  
TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. WIND NORTHWEST 40 KM/H  
GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 37. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 55. HAZARDOUS  
FROSTBITE CONDITIONS.  
THURSDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. WIND  
NORTHWEST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH MINUS 28. WIND CHILL MINUS 52  
IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 43 IN THE AFTERNOON. FROSTBITE IN MINUTES.  
 
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