Weather in Kugluktuk

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:14 pm (MDT)

Now · light snow 30 °F

Feels like: 19 °F
Low / high: 19 / 30 °F
Rain: 20% · 0.01 in
Wind: 16 mph WSW

↘ 30.05 inHg · falling

Today in Kugluktuk: light snow, 19 °F to 30 °F, with a 20% chance of rain (0.01 in) and a moderate breeze from the west-southwest (16 mph). Tomorrow, light snow, 25 °F to 31 °F and a 25% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 34 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (12%).

Measured now at the airport

Coppermine/Kugluktuk (CYCO), 1.2 mi away · 1 h 14 min ago

Visibility15 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature30 °F

Wind16 mph from the west-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° 19°
Today
31° 25°
Thu 29
34° 23°
Fri 30
30° 17°
Sat 31
23° 16°
Sun 1
28° 16°
Mon 2
28° 25°
Tue 3
27° 20°
Wed 4
26° 18°
Thu 5
28° 17°
Fri 6
23° 17°
Sat 7
23° 16°
Sun 8
29° 23°
Mon 9
29° 26°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light snow	19 / 30 °F	20% · 0.01 in	20 mph SW	3.0 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light snow	25 / 31 °F	25% · 0.00 in	20 mph WSW	2.6 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light snow	23 / 34 °F	9% · 0.01 in	21 mph W	2.7 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light snow	17 / 30 °F	12% · 0.00 in	9 mph SSW	0.7 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	16 / 23 °F	0%	11 mph SW	1.0 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Snow	16 / 28 °F	12% · 0.11 in	12 mph WSW	1.0 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Snow	25 / 28 °F	16% · 0.33 in	15 mph WNW	2.2 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	20 / 27 °F	6%	12 mph WSW	2.1 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Snow	18 / 26 °F	8% · 0.09 in	11 mph SSE	2.2 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light snow	17 / 28 °F	8% · 0.07 in	12 mph NE	3.4 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light snow	17 / 23 °F	13% · 0.07 in	11 mph E	2.8 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	16 / 23 °F	11%	5 mph S	1.8 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	23 / 29 °F	16%	8 mph SE	1.3 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	26 / 29 °F	10%	9 mph SE	2.0 ft	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.

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	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	20°	20°	19°	20°	19°	21°	24°	29°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%
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 WSW	9 SW	11 SW	13 SW	15 SW	19 SW	20 SW	16 WSW
Humidity	89%	87%	84%	82%	86%	88%	89%	88%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature on Friday 30: take it with some caution.

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°	31°	34°	30°	23°	28°	28°
AIFS	29°	31°	31°	28°	27°	26°	25°
GFS	30°	32°	26°	27°	21°	22°	22°
ICON	31°	33°	31°	30°	32°	28°	28°
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0	0.11 in	0.33 in
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.02 in	0	0	0.07 in	0.05 in
GFS	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.02 in	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	2031	2030	2132	912	1126	1219	1527
AIFS	20	21	21	8	12	7	9
GFS	2134	1933	2036	66	55	913	1016
ICON	2131	2030	2234	57	811	812	1420
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	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)	20%	25%	9%	12%	0%	12%	16%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	3%	6%	3%	0%	6%	25%

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 +12.4 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +12.1 °F	Normal	20° / 18°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +11.2 °F	Normal	16° / 13°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +9.2 °F	Normal	11° / 8°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +7.2 °F	Normal	8° / 4°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal
December	Well above +7.6 °F	Normal
January	Above +4.1 °F	Normal
February	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal
March	Well above +5.9 °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.

Kugluktuk climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Kugluktuk is in July: highs of 61 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

-9° -23°

JanJ
-9° -24°

FebF
-3° -20°

MarM
12° -5°

AprA
32° 18°

MayM
52° 37°

JunJ
61° 45°

JulJ
58° 43°

AugA
45° 34°

SepS
28° 18°

OctO
8° -6°

NovN
-4° -19°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-9°	-23°	0.41 in	1	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-9°	-24°	0.34 in	1	3.4	29°
MarchMar	-3°	-20°	0.47 in	2	6.8	29°
AprilApr	12°	-5°	0.38 in	2	11.8	29°
MayMay	32°	18°	0.52 in	4	13.4	29°
JuneJun	52°	37°	0.57 in	4	13.1	31°
JulyJul	61°	45°	1.56 in	6	10.0	35°
AugustAug	58°	43°	1.65 in	7	6.3	40°
SeptemberSep	45°	34°	1.41 in	6	4.5	39°
OctoberOct	28°	18°	1.17 in	4	1.8	34°
NovemberNov	8°	-6°	0.56 in	2	4.0	30°
DecemberDec	-4°	-19°	0.46 in	2	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	29°
May	29°
Jun	31°
Jul	35°
Aug	40°
Sep	39°
Oct	34°
Nov	30°
Dec	29°

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

A normal year brings 9.50 in of rain on about 40 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

Now30 °Ffeels like 19 °F

Tomorrow25 / 31 °F

It's 30 °F now (feels like 19 °F). Today, 19 °F to 30 °F; tomorrow, 25 °F to 31 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 20% 0.01 in
Thu 29 25% 0.00 in
Fri 30 9% 0.01 in
Sat 31 12% 0.00 in
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 12% 0.11 in
Tue 3 16% 0.33 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 20%, with 0.01 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 12% and 0.11 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.19 in; last 7 days, 0.27 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity88%

Dew point27 °F

Humidity is 88% now and the dew point is 27 °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

Now15 migood

Clouds100%

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 29.51

Falling now (−0.08 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.54 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 27

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	Light snow	20 / 28 °F	0.01 in	9 mph NW
Mon 26	Snow	26 / 30 °F	0.17 in	14 mph W
Sun 25	Light snow	10 / 29 °F	0.01 in	17 mph SW
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	10 / 16 °F	0	10 mph SW
Fri 23	Overcast	16 / 22 °F	0	16 mph WSW
Thu 22	Snow	16 / 29 °F	0.06 in	21 mph W
Wed 21	Snow	22 / 34 °F	0.07 in	17 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	9 / 22 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Mon 19	Light snow	9 / 20 °F	0.04 in	13 mph W
Sun 18	Snow	21 / 28 °F	0.19 in	24 mph NNE
Sat 17	Snow	26 / 30 °F	0.28 in	19 mph E
Fri 16	Light snow	14 / 31 °F	0.01 in	16 mph ESE
Thu 15	Overcast	15 / 19 °F	0	15 mph SSW
Wed 14	Snow	18 / 36 °F	0.12 in	15 mph WNW
Tue 13	Snow	29 / 35 °F	0.13 in	15 mph W
Mon 12	Snow	31 / 34 °F	0.17 in	9 mph W
Sun 11	Overcast	32 / 40 °F	0	23 mph SW
Sat 10	Overcast	18 / 36 °F	0	22 mph SSW
Fri 9	Light snow	19 / 23 °F	0.05 in	11 mph NE
Thu 8	Light snow	23 / 30 °F	0.06 in	13 mph N
Wed 7	Light snow	30 / 37 °F	0.02 in	11 mph NNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	35 / 38 °F	0.00 in	7 mph NE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	36 / 39 °F	0.10 in	16 mph SE
Sun 4	Overcast	26 / 38 °F	0	15 mph SE
Sat 3	Light snow	29 / 32 °F	0.02 in	12 mph W
Fri 2	Light snow	30 / 34 °F	0.10 in	7 mph WNW
Thu 1	Light snow	33 / 36 °F	0.06 in	7 mph NW
Wed 30	Overcast	32 / 38 °F	0	9 mph W
Tue 29	Overcast	31 / 36 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 28	Light drizzle	33 / 36 °F	0.01 in	12 mph ENE

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 KugluktukQuestions

What's the weather like today in Kugluktuk?

Light snow, from 19 °F to 30 °F, with a moderate breeze from the west-southwest (16 mph) and a 20% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Kugluktuk?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 25% (0.00 in): light snow.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 16 °F and a high of 34 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.05 inHg and falling: −0.32 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Kugluktuk?

The best time to visit Kugluktuk is in July: highs of 61 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Kugluktuk in October?

In October, Kugluktuk normally sees highs of 28 °F and lows of 18 °F, with about 4 rainy days (1.17 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 34 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Kugluktuk?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 61 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of -24 °F. The wettest is August (1.65 in) and the driest, February.

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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 5.9 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 10:14 pm (local time).

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