Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. — Environment Canada is forecasting a cold, mostly cloudy week for Tuktoyaktuk from May 25 to May 30, 2026, with daytime highs near -2 C to 2 C and nighttime wind chill values that will make it feel much colder.
At 11:00 a.m. MDT on May 25, 2026, Tuktoyaktuk Airport reported cloudy skies, a temperature of -1.3 C, and a wind chill of -6, with easterly winds at 16 km/h, humidity at 77 percent and visibility of 16 km.
Environment Canada forecasts show a mix of near-freezing daytime highs and subzero nights through the week. The agency lists Monday, May 25 with a high near -1 C and a wind chill near -10, Tuesday, May 26 with a high near 2 C and morning wind chills around -7, Wednesday, May 27 with a high near 0 C, and Thursday, May 28 with a high near -2 C and a low near -6 C.
There is a 60 percent chance of showers on Wednesday and a 60 percent chance of flurries Wednesday night, and overnight and early-morning wind chill values are expected to approach -10 to -12, making time spent outdoors feel significantly colder than the thermometer reading. No weather alerts were in effect as of the latest forecast update on May 25, 2026.
Residents are advised to dress warmly for outdoor activities while the cold spell lasts. Tuktoyaktuk is an Inuvialuit hamlet on the Arctic Ocean with a population of 937, and community members should factor the colder wind chill and chance of flurries into travel and outdoor plans this week.
