Igloolik, Nunavut, is in for a mild and quiet week of weather as June settles in, according to Environment Canada. After a cold start to the day on Monday, temperatures are expected to climb through the week, reaching a comfortable 5°C by Thursday and staying there through Sunday. No weather alerts are in effect, and conditions will be mostly calm, making it a good stretch for getting outdoors.
Monday’s forecast called for sun mixed with afternoon cloud and a high of plus 1°C, with a southwest wind around 20 km/h. Early afternoon readings at the Igloolik Airport showed a temperature of -0.4°C, with a wind chill making it feel like minus 5. Humidity was at 67 per cent, and the wind was coming from the west-northwest at 14 km/h.
By Thursday, the sky turns cloudy but the temperature rises to a high of plus 5°C — well above the date-specific normal high of 2°C. Overnight lows will climb to plus 1°C Thursday night and reach plus 3°C by Friday and Saturday nights. The only real chance of wet weather arrives Friday night, when there is a 30 per cent chance of showers under a mix of sun and cloud.
Light winds and a mostly sunny start to the week will give way to cloudier periods, but nothing that would disrupt travel or outdoor plans. For a hamlet where 24-hour daylight runs from mid-May to late July, this kind of stretch is prime time for hunting, fishing, and family activities on the land.
Igloolik’s polar climate means nine months of the year average below freezing, so a week like this is a welcome shift into the brief Arctic summer. Environment Canada’s forecast points to routine early June weather with no surprises on the horizon.
