2:02 p.m. CST Tuesday 17 February 2026

Impact Level: Moderate

Forecast Confidence: High


A prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues. The coldest wind chill values will be between minus 55 and minus 60.

Wind chill values near -55 continue.

These very cold wind chill values are expected to continue for the next few nights with only slight moderation during the day.

This cold warning will likely be expanded to other communities in the Kivalliq by Wednesday.

Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NUstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #NUStorm.

In effect for:

• Rankin Region including Whale Cove