Hourly Forecast - Whitehorse
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
Impact Level: Moderate
Forecast Confidence: High
Damaging winds are expected. When: Today until very early Wednesday morning What: Wind gusts up to 90 km/h Where: - White Pass - Atlin - Teslin - Whitehorse - Haines Junction - Kluane Lake - Pelly-Carmacks. Additional Information: A deep low pressure system is pushing across the south coast of Alaska this morning and will reach the central Yukon near noon. Very strong southerly winds gusting up to 90 km/h are expected with this system. Near White Pass, challenging travel conditions can be expected this morning due to strong winds and blowing snow. By early Wednesday morning the low will have moved out of the Yukon and the strong winds will subside at that time. Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind. Stay away from fallen power lines. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to YTstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #YTStorm.
In effect for:
- Whitehorse
Regional ATOM SOUTH KLONDIKE HIGHWAY - CARCROSS TO WHITE PASS
YELLOW WARNING - WIND
Impact Level: Moderate
Forecast Confidence: High
Damaging winds are expected. When: Today until very early Wednesday morning What: Wind gusts up to 90 km/h Where: - White Pass - Atlin - Teslin - Whitehorse - Haines Junction - Kluane Lake - Pelly-Carmacks. Additional Information: A deep low pressure system is pushing across the south coast of Alaska this morning and will reach the central Yukon near noon. Very strong southerly winds gusting up to 90 km/h are expected with this system. Near White Pass, challenging travel conditions can be expected this morning due to strong winds and blowing snow. By early Wednesday morning the low will have moved out of the Yukon and the strong winds will subside at that time. Local utility outages are possible. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind. Stay away from fallen power lines. Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to YTstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #YTStorm.
In effect for:
- South Klondike Highway - Carcross to White Pass
Regional ATOM| Date/Time (MST) | Temp. (°C) | Weather Conditions | Likelihood of precip (%) | UV index | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | |||||
| 07:00 | 6 |  Chance of showers | 30 | * | SE 40 gusts 60 |
| 08:00 | 6 | Chance of showers | 30 | * | SE 40 gusts 60 |
| 09:00 | 7 |  A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | * | SE 40 gusts 60 |
| 10:00 | 7 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | * | SE 40 gusts 60 |
| 11:00 | 8 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | 1 | SE 40 gusts 60 |
| 12:00 | 8 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | 1 | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 13:00 | 9 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | 1 | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 14:00 | 9 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | 1 | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 15:00 | 9 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | * | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 16:00 | 10 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | * | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 17:00 | 10 | A mix of sun and cloud | 20 | * | S 60 gusts 90 |
| 18:00 | 10 |  A few showers | 80 | * | S 50 gusts 70 |
| 19:00 | 9 | A few showers | 80 | * | S 50 gusts 70 |
| 20:00 | 9 | A few showers | 80 | * | S 50 gusts 70 |
| 21:00 | 8 |  Mainly cloudy | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 22:00 | 8 | Mainly cloudy | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 23:00 | 7 |  Partly cloudy | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 21 October 2026 | |||||
| 00:00 | 6 | Partly cloudy | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 01:00 | 5 |  A few clouds | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 02:00 | 4 | A few clouds | 0 | * | S 30 gusts 50 |
| 03:00 | 3 | A few clouds | 0 | * | S 20 |
| 04:00 | 2 | A few clouds | 0 | * | S 20 |
| 05:00 | 1 | A few clouds | 0 | * | S 20 |
| 06:00 | 0 | A few clouds | 0 | * | VR 5 |
* Value not significant
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