Language selection

Features

Weather shortcuts

Amundsen

Forecast

Marine Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 August 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind southeast 15 to 20 knots diminishing to west 10 to 15 late Tuesday morning.

Showers Tuesday. Fog patches forming Tuesday morning.

Waves

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 August 2026
Tonight and Tuesday. Seas 1 metre or less.

Extended Forecast

Issued 07:00 PM MDT 17 August 2026
Wednesday Wind west 10 to 15 knots veering to northwest 15 to 20 in the afternoon.
Thursday Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots diminishing to light.
Friday Wind light increasing to southeast 15 to 20 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday Bergy water. 

[ Canadian Ice Service ]

Stay connected

ATOM

Weather Conditions

Skip Image

Zoom-in to make a selection

Map of Mackenzie - Mackenzie River marine weather areas Kugluktuk Airport Great Slave Lake - 45141 Keats Point Łutselk'e Airport Storm Hills Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport Norman Wells Airport Cape Peel West Paulatuk Airport Great Slave Lake North Arm - 45150 Liverpool Bay Pelly Island Hat Island Tuktoyaktuk Airport Wrigley Airport Yellowknife Airport Bathurst Inlet Croker River Sachs Harbour Airport Thomsen River Ulukhaktok Airport Prairie River Egg Island Fort Chipewyan Airport Stony Rapids Airport Uranium City Cape Providence Komakuk Beach Little Chicago Cambridge Bay Airport Shingle Point Airport Inuvik Airport Aklavik Airport Cape Parry Airport Herschel Island Gateshead Island Fort Good Hope Airport Stefansson Island Tulita Airport Fort Providence Fort Reliance Fort Resolution Airport Fort Simpson Airport Inner Whaleback Rocks
Legend:
buoy Buoy
land station Land Station
Ice Conditions

Ice Forecasts

Issued 10:00 AM EDT 17 August 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from Brodeur Peninsula near 7154N 9004W to
7115N 9200W to Nunavut near 7037N 9210W. Sea ice southeast of the
ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nunavut near 6857N 11659W to 7030N
11900W to Victoria Island near 7136N 11854W. Sea ice west of the ice
edge.

Third ice edge estimated from Victoria Island near 6901N 10147W to
6930N 10000W to 7030N 9900W to Prince of Wales Island near 7214N
10128W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.

Fourth ice edge estimated from Prince of Wales Island near 7244N
9630W to Somerset Island near 7320N 9538W. Sea ice northwest of the
ice edge.

Ice Coverage

Bergy water.

Warnings

No watches or warnings in effect.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 6:30 PM MDT 17 August 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 0000 UTC Tuesday low 991 mb located at 85N 145W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday low 988 mb located at 84N 148W.

At 0000 UTC Tuesday trough from 995 mb low located from 67N 155W
to 69N 135W then to 67N 125W.
By 0000 UTC Wednesday trough from 994 mb low located from 71N 127W
to 71N 120W.

Mackenzie - Mackenzie River Area

Another Region

Features

Colour-coded weather alerts

Learn more about weather alerting in Canada

Thunderstorm Outlooks

Find the Thunderstorm Outlook for your area.

Improved storm alerts

Learn more about targeted warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes

Date modified: