Weather in Iqaluit

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:55 pm (EDT)

Now · overcast 16 °F

Feels like: 4 °F
Low / high: 15 / 21 °F
Rain: 10%
Wind: 13 mph NNW

→ 29.71 inHg · steady

Today in Iqaluit: overcast, 15 °F to 21 °F, with a 10% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the north-northwest (13 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 17 °F to 24 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 32 °F. Next likely rain: Friday 30 (45%).

Measured now at the airport

Iqaluit (CYFB), 0.8 mi away · 55 min ago

Visibility15 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature9 °F

Wind7 mph from the west

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

21° 15°
Today
24° 17°
Thu 29
29° 17°
Fri 30
32° 26°
Sat 31
31° 23°
Sun 1
27° 21°
Mon 2
24° 20°
Tue 3
28° 18°
Wed 4
33° 27°
Thu 5
34° 22°
Fri 6
33° 18°
Sat 7
24° 17°
Sun 8
19° 17°
Mon 9
19° 8°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	15 / 21 °F	10%	15 mph NW	1.4 ft	9:03 am · 9:25 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Overcast	17 / 24 °F	0%	19 mph NW	2.0 ft	9:44 am · 10:09 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light snow	17 / 29 °F	45% · 0.01 in	17 mph WNW	1.8 ft	10:30 am · 10:58 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Snow	26 / 32 °F	73% · 0.08 in	18 mph S	1.3 ft	11:21 am · 11:55 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	23 / 31 °F	73% · 0.08 in	14 mph E	1.0 ft	11:22 am	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light snow	21 / 27 °F	16% · 0.04 in	21 mph NNW	2.1 ft	12:08 am · 12:41 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	20 / 24 °F	5%	20 mph NW	2.2 ft	1:41 am · 2:15 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	18 / 28 °F	18%	20 mph ESE	2.4 ft	3:08 am · 3:36 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Snow	27 / 33 °F	29% · 0.41 in	20 mph SE	2.8 ft	4:13 am · 4:35 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Snow	22 / 34 °F	29% · 0.16 in	21 mph SSE	2.2 ft	5:01 am · 5:22 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light snow	18 / 33 °F	25% · 0.07 in	21 mph SSW	2.7 ft	5:41 am · 6:01 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	17 / 24 °F	26%	22 mph WNW	3.4 ft	6:17 am · 6:36 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	17 / 19 °F	16% · 0.02 in	19 mph WNW	3.3 ft	6:50 am · 7:09 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	8 / 19 °F	22% · 0.01 in	17 mph NNW	3.3 ft	7:22 am · 7:41 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	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	21°	21°	19°	16°	15°	17°	15°	16°
Chance of rain	0%	3%	10%	4%	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)	11 NW	11 NW	11 NW	13 NNW	14 NW	14 NNW	14 NNW	14 NNW
Humidity	84%	86%	84%	82%	82%	81%	82%	84%
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 Friday 30: 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	21°	24°	29°	32°	31°	27°	24°
AIFS	23°	24°	29°	31°	30°	25°	25°
GFS	16°	15°	14°	28°	30°	34°	20°
ICON	20°	20°	23°	30°	29°	27°	22°
Confidence	medium	medium	low	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0.01 in	0.08 in	0.08 in	0.04 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0.07 in	0.17 in	0.22 in	0.09 in	0
GFS	0.00 in	0	0	0.14 in	0.29 in	0	0
ICON	0.00 in	0	0	0.08 in	0.14 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1523	1928	1725	1828	1439	2128	2028
AIFS	15	19	18	11	12	22	19
GFS	1420	1320	89	1724	2130	3338	2139
ICON	1524	1727	1219	1627	1928	2237	2236
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	10%	0%	45%	73%	73%	16%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	81%	61%	29%	10%

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 and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.6 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +7.2 °F	Normal	14° / 10°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal	10° / 4°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal	10° / 5°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +7.6 °F	Normal	7° / 3°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Well above +5.8 °F	Normal
December	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal
January	Well above +7.2 °F	Normal
February	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal
March	Above +4.3 °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. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Iqaluit climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Iqaluit is in July: highs of 58 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

-7° -21°

JanJ
-7° -21°

FebF
4° -13°

MarM
19° 2°

AprA
33° 20°

MayM
46° 35°

JunJ
58° 43°

JulJ
54° 41°

AugA
42° 33°

SepS
31° 23°

OctO
19° 7°

NovN
7° -8°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-7°	-21°	0.81 in	3	3.7	30°
FebruaryFeb	-7°	-21°	0.65 in	2	5.1	30°
MarchMar	4°	-13°	0.94 in	4	8.8	30°
AprilApr	19°	2°	1.06 in	5	11.9	31°
MayMay	33°	20°	1.00 in	8	11.1	31°
JuneJun	46°	35°	1.91 in	11	8.7	32°
JulyJul	58°	43°	2.19 in	12	8.5	33°
AugustAug	54°	41°	2.63 in	12	5.9	33°
SeptemberSep	42°	33°	2.40 in	11	3.6	33°
OctoberOct	31°	23°	1.59 in	9	2.4	32°
NovemberNov	19°	7°	1.27 in	7	2.6	31°
DecemberDec	7°	-8°	0.89 in	5	3.6	30°

Month	Water
Jan	30°
Feb	30°
Mar	30°
Apr	31°
May	31°
Jun	32°
Jul	33°
Aug	33°
Sep	33°
Oct	32°
Nov	31°
Dec	30°

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

A normal year brings 17.33 in of rain on about 88 days and about 2,300 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

Now16 °Ffeels like 4 °F

Tomorrow17 / 24 °F

It's 16 °F now (feels like 4 °F). Today, 15 °F to 21 °F; tomorrow, 17 °F to 24 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 10%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 45% 0.01 in
Sat 31 73% 0.08 in
Sun 1 73% 0.08 in
Mon 2 16% 0.04 in
Tue 3 5%

Today the chance of rain reaches 10%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 45% and 0.01 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.14 in; last 7 days, 0.54 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point12 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 12 °F.

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

Visibility and fog

Now12 migood

Clouds81%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 1 · 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 · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.4029.60 29.41

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.21 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

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	19 / 24 °F	0	19 mph NW
Mon 26	Snow	24 / 32 °F	0.09 in	29 mph NNE
Sun 25	Snow	26 / 30 °F	0.24 in	17 mph E
Sat 24	Light snow	26 / 30 °F	0.02 in	19 mph WNW
Fri 23	Snow	21 / 32 °F	0.19 in	20 mph SE
Thu 22	Overcast	14 / 22 °F	0	10 mph N
Wed 21	Light snow	19 / 28 °F	0.04 in	15 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light snow	24 / 30 °F	0.04 in	20 mph WNW
Mon 19	Light snow	17 / 25 °F	0.01 in	16 mph NW
Sun 18	Light snow	18 / 26 °F	0.01 in	21 mph WNW
Sat 17	Light snow	18 / 28 °F	0.02 in	13 mph NNW
Fri 16	Snow	21 / 29 °F	0.06 in	12 mph NNW
Thu 15	Light snow	29 / 33 °F	0.05 in	27 mph NW
Wed 14	Light snow	33 / 37 °F	0.11 in	16 mph SSE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	35 / 38 °F	0.06 in	17 mph WNW
Mon 12	Overcast	24 / 35 °F	0	20 mph NW
Sun 11	Light snow	25 / 29 °F	0.05 in	20 mph NNW
Sat 10	Overcast	25 / 31 °F	0	14 mph NNW
Fri 9	Light snow	25 / 35 °F	0.01 in	10 mph N
Thu 8	Light snow	28 / 35 °F	0.04 in	9 mph ENE
Wed 7	Overcast	31 / 37 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Tue 6	Overcast	28 / 35 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Mon 5	Overcast	31 / 34 °F	0	7 mph NW
Sun 4	Overcast	32 / 35 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Sat 3	Snow	34 / 37 °F	0.21 in	16 mph SW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	37 / 39 °F	0.07 in	13 mph ESE
Thu 1	Heavy drizzle	38 / 42 °F	0.43 in	26 mph ESE
Wed 30	Light snow	38 / 43 °F	0.35 in	24 mph SE
Tue 29	Light snow	38 / 39 °F	0.44 in	23 mph SE
Mon 28	Light snow	36 / 40 °F	0.52 in	25 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 IqaluitQuestions

What's the weather like today in Iqaluit?

Overcast, from 15 °F to 21 °F, with a moderate breeze from the north-northwest (13 mph) and a 10% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Iqaluit?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 15 °F and a high of 32 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.71 inHg and steady: +0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Iqaluit?

The best time to visit Iqaluit is in July: highs of 58 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Iqaluit in October?

In October, Iqaluit normally sees highs of 31 °F and lows of 23 °F, with about 9 rainy days (1.59 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 Iqaluit?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 58 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of -21 °F. The wettest is August (2.63 in) and the driest, February.

More about Iqaluit today

Weather near Iqaluit

Kimmirut 17 °F · partly cloudy · 75 mi

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 0.6 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 8:55 pm (local time).

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