Yellow Freezing Rain Warning Issued for Arviat
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ECCC issued it on June 6, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for freezing rain affecting Arviat along the Kivalliq coast, with icy conditions expected until Thursday evening.
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- Record type
- Freezing Rain
- Affected area
- Arviat, Kivalliq coast
- Issued
- June 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Arviat, Kivalliq coast.
Alert Details
Yellow warning for freezing rain issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-05-28T06:07:10-00:00 until 2026-05-28T22:07:10-00:00. Severity rated Moderate.
Affected Areas
Arviat and local communities along the Kivalliq coast.
What You Should Do
Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. Icy surfaces could be difficult to detect. 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.
Expected Conditions
Freezing rain has developed and is impacting the area.
Timeline
Alert in effect starting 2026-05-28T06:07:10-00:00. Freezing rain threat will diminish through the day on Thursday as temperatures modulate above zero. Expires 2026-05-28T22:07:10-00:00.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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