FPCN12 CWNT 161654
FORECASTS FOR THE MACKENZIE DELTA AND ARCTIC COAST AREAS OF THE
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:00 A.M. MDT
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026 FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00 P.M. MDT.

SOUTH DELTA REGION INCLUDING FT. MCPHERSON - TSIIGEHTCHIC.
TODAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM. HIGH PLUS 1.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 10 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR ZERO.

AKLAVIK REGION.
TODAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. AMOUNT 2 CM. HIGH ZERO.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. TEMPERATURE
 STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40.
 TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 7.

INUVIK REGION.
TODAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST 20 KM/H
 BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PLUS 1.
TONIGHT..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 7 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..SNOW. AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KM/H GUSTING
 TO 40 NEAR NOON. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR
 MINUS 8.

TUKTOYAKTUK - EAST CHANNEL REGION.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY. WIND EAST 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. HIGH ZERO.
 WIND CHILL MINUS 10 THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING. LOCAL AMOUNT
 2 TO 4 CM. WIND EAST 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL MINUS 8
 OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW. LOCAL AMOUNT 5 CM. WIND NORTHEAST 20 KM/H.
 HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 8 IN THE MORNING.

PAULATUK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST
 20 KM/H. HIGH ZERO. WIND CHILL MINUS 7 THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST
 20 KM/H. LOW MINUS 2. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 8.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND NORTHEAST
 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 1. WIND CHILL
 NEAR MINUS 8.

SACHS HARBOUR.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST
 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH MINUS 4. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 14.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST
 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. LOW MINUS 8. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 18.
SATURDAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WIND EAST
 40 KM/H GUSTING TO 60. HIGH MINUS 6. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 18.

ULUKHAKTOK.
TODAY..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING SNOW
 AT TIMES. WIND EAST 50 KM/H GUSTING TO 70. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
 MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16.
TONIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING
 SNOW. WIND EAST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 90. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR
 MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR MINUS 16.
SATURDAY..CLOUDY WITH 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BLOWING SNOW AT
 TIMES. WIND EAST 70 KM/H GUSTING TO 90 DIMINISHING TO 50 GUSTING TO
 70 IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE STEADY NEAR MINUS 5. WIND CHILL NEAR
 MINUS 16.

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