Weather in Qikiqtarjuaq

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:32 am (EDT)

Now · clear 18 °F

Feels like: 9 °F
Low / high: 17 / 24 °F
Rain: 59% · 0.02 in
Wind: 8 mph WNW

→ 29.52 inHg · steady

Today in Qikiqtarjuaq: light snow, 17 °F to 24 °F, with a 59% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a gentle breeze from the west-northwest (8 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 13 °F to 22 °F and a 50% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 28 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Broughton Isl/Qikiqtarjuaq (CYVM), 0.4 mi away · 32 min ago

Visibility9.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature27 °F

Wind16 mph from the northwest

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

24° 17°
Today
22° 13°
Fri 30
18° 13°
Sat 31
23° 13°
Sun 1
28° 21°
Mon 2
24° 18°
Tue 3
22° 19°
Wed 4
25° 21°
Thu 5
26° 23°
Fri 6
28° 20°
Sat 7
22° 11°
Sun 8
17° 11°
Mon 9
19° 14°
Tue 10
14° 12°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light snow	17 / 24 °F	59% · 0.02 in	16 mph WNW	10 ft	7:07 am · 6:17 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	13 / 22 °F	50%	15 mph W	11 ft	8:01 am · 6:53 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	13 / 18 °F	0%	5 mph WSW	4.8 ft	9:07 am · 7:32 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	13 / 23 °F	12%	7 mph WSW	4.9 ft	9:28 am · 7:16 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light snow	21 / 28 °F	37% · 0.10 in	21 mph NW	11 ft	10:51 am · 8:18 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light snow	18 / 24 °F	14% · 0.01 in	16 mph WNW	11 ft	12:01 pm · 10:31 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light snow	19 / 22 °F	6% · 0.02 in	1 mph S	4.6 ft	12:54 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light snow	21 / 25 °F	17% · 0.09 in	3 mph NE	2.6 ft	12:38 am · 1:35 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light snow	23 / 26 °F	22% · 0.02 in	4 mph W	5.6 ft	1:56 am · 2:09 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light snow	20 / 28 °F	22% · 0.02 in	4 mph WNW	7.0 ft	2:54 am · 2:38 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	11 / 22 °F	27% · 0.06 in	6 mph W	4.4 ft	3:42 am · 3:04 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	11 / 17 °F	22%	7 mph W	5.2 ft	4:24 am · 3:29 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	14 / 19 °F	21%	9 mph W	5.6 ft	5:03 am · 3:54 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light snow	12 / 14 °F	21%	9 mph WNW	4.2 ft	5:41 am · 4:20 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	Clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Light snow	Light snow
Temperature	21°	18°	17°	19°	22°	23°	23°	23°
Chance of rain	3%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	16%	54%
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)	8 WNW	8 WNW	10 WNW	10 W	12 WNW	13 WNW	14 WNW	15 NW
Humidity	70%	77%	81%	71%	70%	67%	70%	75%
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 rain today: 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	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	24°	22°	18°	23°	28°	24°	22°
AIFS	25°	24°	27°	29°	31°	29°	23°
GFS	18°	18°	21°	24°	29°	22°	19°
ICON	22°	21°	24°	28°	29°	25°	19°
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.02 in	0	0	0	0.10 in	0.01 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0.08 in	0.01 in	0	0.02 in	0.18 in	0.02 in	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0.11 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.06 in	0	0
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1631	1531	59	713	2123	1627	16
AIFS	16	15	6	8	16	13	3
GFS	1219	1119	65	93	96	823	78
ICON	1624	1521	710	711	2131	1929	69
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	59%	50%	0%	12%	37%	14%	6%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	3%	3%	0%	57%	84%	14%	0%

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	Above +4.9 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +7.0 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +7.2 °F	Normal	9° / 5°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +7.0 °F	Normal	8° / 4°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +7.7 °F	Normal	5° / 2°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Well above +6.7 °F	A bit above +38%
December	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal
January	Well above +5.4 °F	Normal
February	Above +4.5 °F	Normal
March	Above +3.4 °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).

Qikiqtarjuaq climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Qikiqtarjuaq is from February to June: highs of -6 °F to 41 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

-5° -16°

JanJ
-6° -18°

FebF
1° -11°

MarM
14° 1°

AprA
29° 18°

MayM
41° 31°

JunJ
50° 39°

JulJ
49° 39°

AugA
40° 33°

SepS
31° 22°

OctO
20° 11°

NovN
4° -6°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-5°	-16°	0.42 in	4	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-6°	-18°	0.32 in	2	5.1	29°
MarchMar	1°	-11°	0.36 in	3	7.7	29°
AprilApr	14°	1°	0.55 in	4	12.0	29°
MayMay	29°	18°	1.09 in	5	12.8	29°
JuneJun	41°	31°	0.99 in	7	11.0	30°
JulyJul	50°	39°	1.04 in	8	7.7	32°
AugustAug	49°	39°	1.43 in	10	4.6	36°
SeptemberSep	40°	33°	1.61 in	10	3.8	36°
OctoberOct	31°	22°	1.90 in	8	2.5	33°
NovemberNov	20°	11°	1.76 in	7	4.4	31°
DecemberDec	4°	-6°	0.56 in	4	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	29°
May	29°
Jun	30°
Jul	32°
Aug	36°
Sep	36°
Oct	33°
Nov	31°
Dec	29°

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

A normal year brings 12.02 in of rain on about 71 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

Now18 °Ffeels like 9 °F

Tomorrow13 / 22 °F

It's 18 °F now (feels like 9 °F). Today, 17 °F to 24 °F; tomorrow, 13 °F to 22 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 59% 0.02 in
Fri 30 50%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 12%
Mon 2 37% 0.10 in
Tue 3 14% 0.01 in
Wed 4 6% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 59%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 50% and 0.00 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.12 in; last 3 days, 0.35 in; last 7 days, 0.51 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity75%

Dew point11 °F

Humidity is 75% now and the dew point is 11 °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

Now14 migood

Clouds18%

Visibility is good now (14 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0 · Sun 1: 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

29.2029.4029.60 29.16

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.09 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
Wed 28	Snow	23 / 26 °F	0.14 in	13 mph NW
Tue 27	Light snow	18 / 25 °F	0.06 in	11 mph WNW
Mon 26	Snow	20 / 27 °F	0.17 in	7 mph NE
Sun 25	Light snow	24 / 28 °F	0.04 in	8 mph E
Sat 24	Light snow	26 / 30 °F	0.08 in	12 mph NW
Fri 23	Light snow	16 / 26 °F	0.02 in	5 mph S
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	16 / 21 °F	0	6 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Snow	19 / 25 °F	0.21 in	14 mph WNW
Tue 20	Overcast	11 / 25 °F	0	15 mph W
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	9 / 17 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	10 / 18 °F	0	8 mph W
Sat 17	Snow	19 / 29 °F	0.14 in	18 mph NW
Fri 16	Heavy snow	28 / 32 °F	0.71 in	15 mph N
Thu 15	Snow	28 / 32 °F	0.39 in	6 mph N
Wed 14	Snow	26 / 31 °F	0.09 in	6 mph SE
Tue 13	Light snow	24 / 31 °F	0.02 in	4 mph SW
Mon 12	Overcast	15 / 25 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Sun 11	Snow	20 / 28 °F	0.18 in	11 mph NW
Sat 10	Snow	24 / 31 °F	0.08 in	8 mph NW
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	22 / 30 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Thu 8	Light snow	22 / 32 °F	0.04 in	11 mph NW
Wed 7	Light snow	31 / 33 °F	0.14 in	11 mph NW
Tue 6	Overcast	26 / 32 °F	0	4 mph WNW
Mon 5	Overcast	26 / 32 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	32 / 34 °F	0.11 in	6 mph NNW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	33 / 34 °F	0.26 in	7 mph ENE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	34 / 35 °F	0.02 in	8 mph ESE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	33 / 34 °F	0.02 in	8 mph ESE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	33 / 34 °F	0.08 in	6 mph ESE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	33 / 36 °F	0.06 in	6 mph NNW

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 QikiqtarjuaqQuestions

What's the weather like today in Qikiqtarjuaq?

Light snow, from 17 °F to 24 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west-northwest (8 mph) and a 59% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Qikiqtarjuaq?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 50% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 13 °F and a high of 28 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.52 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Qikiqtarjuaq?

The best time to visit Qikiqtarjuaq is from February to June: highs of -6 °F to 41 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Qikiqtarjuaq in October?

In October, Qikiqtarjuaq normally sees highs of 31 °F and lows of 22 °F, with about 8 rainy days (1.90 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 33 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Qikiqtarjuaq?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 50 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of -18 °F. The wettest is October (1.90 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 4.0 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 2:32 am (local time).

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