Weather in Tuktoyaktuk

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 3:58 pm (MDT)

Now · overcast 30 °F

Feels like: 23 °F
Low / high: 25 / 30 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph SSW

↘ 30.07 inHg · falling

Today in Tuktoyaktuk: overcast, 25 °F to 30 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 25 °F to 34 °F and a 6% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 34 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (14%).

Measured now at the airport

Tuktoyaktuk (CYUB), 0.8 mi away · 59 min ago

Visibility15 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature27 °F

Wind8 mph from the south-southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

30° 25°
Today
34° 25°
Thu 29
29° 21°
Fri 30
30° 27°
Sat 31
30° 20°
Sun 1
27° 25°
Mon 2
27° 17°
Tue 3
17° 13°
Wed 4
24° 13°
Thu 5
24° 22°
Fri 6
23° 22°
Sat 7
23° 19°
Sun 8
24° 19°
Mon 9
28° 24°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	25 / 30 °F	0%	10 mph SSW	0.8 ft	5:33 am · 5:34 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Overcast	25 / 34 °F	6%	24 mph WSW	2.6 ft	6:13 am · 6:09 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	21 / 29 °F	0%	9 mph SSE	1.0 ft	6:54 am · 6:46 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	27 / 30 °F	2%	9 mph SSW	1.5 ft	7:38 am · 7:30 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	20 / 30 °F	5%	10 mph W	1.4 ft	8:31 am · 8:33 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light snow	25 / 27 °F	14% · 0.06 in	11 mph ENE	2.0 ft	9:40 am · 10:24 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light snow	17 / 27 °F	12% · 0.01 in	13 mph W	2.0 ft	11:14 am	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	13 / 17 °F	6%	9 mph SE	0.9 ft	12:27 am · 12:45 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Snow	13 / 24 °F	12% · 0.16 in	11 mph NE	2.0 ft	1:42 am · 1:51 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light snow	22 / 24 °F	8% · 0.00 in	11 mph NE	1.9 ft	2:33 am · 2:41 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Snow	22 / 23 °F	12% · 0.16 in	10 mph NE	—	3:14 am · 3:22 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	19 / 23 °F	12% · 0.00 in	8 mph ENE	—	3:51 am · 3:59 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	19 / 24 °F	8%	11 mph E	—	4:25 am · 4:34 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	24 / 28 °F	8% · 0.05 in	13 mph ENE	—	4:58 am · 5:06 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	27°	27°	26°	28°	28°	30°	29°	27°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	10 SSW	10 SSW	9 SSW	7 SSW	7 SSW	7 SSW	6 SSW	5 SSW
Humidity	93%	89%	91%	89%	90%	90%	91%	93%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	30°	34°	29°	30°	30°	27°	27°
AIFS	30°	35°	29°	29°	26°	25°	24°
GFS	26°	34°	31°	26°	27°	26°	24°
ICON	31°	34°	30°	37°	33°	27°	27°
Confidence	high	high	high	low	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0.06 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0	0	0.09 in
GFS	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.09 in	0.01 in	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1016	2439	915	914	1023	1122	1325
AIFS	11	25	9	9	9	6	5
GFS	918	3153	1427	910	915	918	917
ICON	1217	3454	1521	1827	1625	1116	1116
Confidence	high	medium	high	medium	medium	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	6%	0%	2%	5%	14%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	3%	2%	3%	3%	13%	13%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer, normal rain and a near-normal sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +8.6 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +8.5 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	19° / 17°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +7.0 °F	Normal	Normal +0.2 °F	14° / 12°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +5.8 °F	Normal	Normal 0.0 °F	10° / 8°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Above +3.8 °F	Normal	Normal −0.2 °F	7° / 5°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Above +4.0 °F	Normal	—
December	Above +4.7 °F	Normal	—
January	Above +3.4 °F	Normal	—
February	Above +5.2 °F	Normal	—
March	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Tuktoyaktuk climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Tuktoyaktuk is in July: highs of 59 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

-7° -20°

JanJ
-7° -19°

FebF
-5° -18°

MarM
14° -1°

AprA
34° 21°

MayM
51° 36°

JunJ
59° 45°

JulJ
55° 43°

AugA
43° 35°

SepS
26° 18°

OctO
8° -4°

NovN
-2° -14°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-7°	-20°	0.33 in	2	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-7°	-19°	0.28 in	2	3.8	29°
MarchMar	-5°	-18°	0.26 in	2	8.2	29°
AprilApr	14°	-1°	0.28 in	2	11.9	29°
MayMay	34°	21°	0.29 in	3	12.2	30°
JuneJun	51°	36°	0.45 in	4	12.7	33°
JulyJul	59°	45°	1.04 in	6	9.8	40°
AugustAug	55°	43°	1.17 in	7	5.2	42°
SeptemberSep	43°	35°	0.85 in	6	3.6	39°
OctoberOct	26°	18°	0.81 in	3	2.4	32°
NovemberNov	8°	-4°	0.41 in	2	0.0	29°
DecemberDec	-2°	-14°	0.30 in	2	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	29°
May	30°
Jun	33°
Jul	40°
Aug	42°
Sep	39°
Oct	32°
Nov	29°
Dec	29°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 6.46 in of rain on about 39 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now30 °Ffeels like 23 °F

Tomorrow25 / 34 °F

It's 30 °F now (feels like 23 °F). Today, 25 °F to 30 °F; tomorrow, 25 °F to 34 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 6%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 2%
Sun 1 5%
Mon 2 14% 0.06 in
Tue 3 12% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 14% and 0.06 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.02 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point28 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 28 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds98%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.5030.00 29.31

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.78 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 25

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	24 / 29 °F	0	9 mph W
Mon 26	Overcast	25 / 33 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Sun 25	Overcast	22 / 32 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Sat 24	Overcast	19 / 25 °F	0	15 mph S
Fri 23	Overcast	17 / 21 °F	0	11 mph SW
Thu 22	Light snow	18 / 27 °F	0.02 in	15 mph WSW
Wed 21	Snow	26 / 29 °F	0.12 in	19 mph NW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light snow	20 / 27 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 19	Overcast	20 / 26 °F	0	11 mph S
Sun 18	Snow	26 / 30 °F	0.13 in	8 mph WNW
Sat 17	Snow	30 / 31 °F	0.39 in	8 mph NNE
Fri 16	Light snow	23 / 31 °F	0.01 in	13 mph E
Thu 15	Overcast	18 / 24 °F	0	11 mph E
Wed 14	Light snow	20 / 26 °F	0.00 in	10 mph NNE
Tue 13	Light snow	27 / 33 °F	0.02 in	10 mph W
Mon 12	Light snow	29 / 33 °F	0.04 in	7 mph W
Sun 11	Light drizzle	28 / 34 °F	0.03 in	12 mph SSW
Sat 10	Overcast	26 / 35 °F	0	15 mph SSW
Fri 9	Overcast	23 / 28 °F	0	17 mph S
Thu 8	Overcast	24 / 26 °F	0	11 mph E
Wed 7	Light snow	25 / 28 °F	0.06 in	9 mph NE
Tue 6	Light snow	28 / 32 °F	0.02 in	10 mph NE
Mon 5	Overcast	29 / 34 °F	0	10 mph N
Sun 4	Light snow	29 / 32 °F	0.01 in	13 mph E
Sat 3	Snow	31 / 32 °F	0.03 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Snow	30 / 33 °F	0.04 in	10 mph ESE
Thu 1	Overcast	31 / 34 °F	0	10 mph ESE
Wed 30	Overcast	31 / 34 °F	0	16 mph W
Tue 29	Light snow	34 / 36 °F	0.04 in	13 mph WNW
Mon 28	Light drizzle	36 / 40 °F	0.03 in	10 mph SE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in TuktoyaktukQuestions

What's the weather like today in Tuktoyaktuk?

Overcast, from 25 °F to 30 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Tuktoyaktuk?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 6% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 17 °F and a high of 34 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and falling: −0.29 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Tuktoyaktuk?

The best time to visit Tuktoyaktuk is in July: highs of 59 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Tuktoyaktuk in October?

In October, Tuktoyaktuk normally sees highs of 26 °F and lows of 18 °F, with about 3 rainy days (0.81 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 32 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Tuktoyaktuk?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 59 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of -20 °F. The wettest is August (1.17 in) and the driest, March.

More about Tuktoyaktuk today

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 13 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:58 pm (local time).

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