Weather Warnings

Environment Canada's official warnings for the Inuvik area and the wind right now — with the road, power and fuel channels to check when a storm or cold snap comes.

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Where to check, before and during

Environment Canada — Inuvik forecast and alertsThe authoritative forecast and warning detail.

DriveNWT — highway and ferry conditionsWhether the Dempster and the river crossings are open, before you drive anywhere in a storm.

NTPC — power outagesThe power corporation's outage information. Report an outage on 1-855-575-6872.

Inuvik Gas — advisoriesConservation notices and supply advisories. The 24-hour gas emergency line is 867-777-4427.

Town of InuvikTown notices — closures, water, and the once-a-year June large-item pickup.

Get an email when a warning is issued

Official warnings, forwarded the moment the national service issues one for the area — headline and all, in its own words. Nothing in between. No account, one-click unsubscribe.

Worth knowing

Cold here is a different animal

Inuvik's record low is -56.7 °C, and stretches in the -40s arrive most winters. At those temperatures exposed skin freezes in minutes, vehicles that stop can strand you, and the town's extreme cold warnings are acted on, not shrugged at. Plug in the block heater, tell someone where you're going, and carry winter survival gear on the highway — the distances between shelter out here are long.

A storm is a resupply event, not just a weather one

Fuel, groceries and mail come up the Dempster Highway. When storms or freeze-up close the road for long, deliveries stop — in January 2026 the gas utility asked residents to turn down the heat and cut energy use with only about four or five days of propane on hand, and propane trucks had to be escorted through highway closures. A big blow on this page is a good prompt to check DriveNWT and top up what you rely on.