Rae, Northwest Territories Weather
Rae, Northwest Territories — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast, soil and crop conditions for Rae.
Marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rae.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rae.
About Rae, Northwest Territories
Rae is a settlement in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Rae is located at 62.8335°N, 116.0514°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: X1A.
Rae sits low and resilient upon the edge of Marian Lake, where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the dark, hushed water. It lies 70.8 km east-south-east of Whatı̀, NT (from Whatı̀, NT: bearing 119°T), and is situated 0.8 km north-north-east of Behchokǫ̀. The land here holds the quiet weight of the north, defined by bedrock that resists the urgency of the modern world, while the Duport River winds its path through the terrain about 8 km away. In the long, slanted light of a subarctic evening, the stillness of the shoreline feels heavy and absolute, as if the earth itself is holding its breath against the approaching frost. Generations of Tłı̨chǫ people have shaped the life of Rae, maintaining a deep, ancestral connection to the movement of the seasons and the cycle of the hunt. The local economy persists through a blend of traditional harvesting and contemporary services, reflecting a way of life that values persistence over speed. Rae remains a place of steady endurance, where the passing of a day is marked not by clocks, but by the subtle shifts in the air and the way the wind carries the scent of spruce across the open expanse of Marian Lake.
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NOAA GOES-19 GEOCOLOR — Canada / Northern U.S. sector. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes on page reload. Frames the whole country from Newfoundland to the BC coast, plus adjacent Pacific and Atlantic storm approaches.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 · Public domain · Sector code can (Canada / Northern U.S.) · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Rae, Northwest Territories |
| Coordinates | 62.833537°N, 116.051355°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | X1A |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Rae, Northwest Territories Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rae, Northwest Territories, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rae includes coordinates 62.833537°N, 116.051355°W. Postal FSA: X1A. Telephone area code: 867. Timezone: Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.