Flowers in Kugluktuk

These little flowers blossomed recently in Kugluktuk, one of the first signs of spring here. Image captured on May 30th, 2010.

Crossing the water.

June 10th, 2010 Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

Hikhik (ground squirrel) photos

Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 zoomed out to 200mm.

Another weather forecast post. Check out the sunrise/set times!

Kugluktuk

[ Nunavut ]

Current Conditions

Observed at: Kugluktuk Airport 12:00 PM MDT Saturday 22 May 2010

Condition:

Light Freezing Drizzle

Temperature:

-2.4°C

Pressure / Tendency:

102.0 kPa / falling

Visibility:

24 km

Humidity:

86%

Wind Chill:

-5

Dew Point:

-4.4°C

Wind Speed:

N 8 km/h

Forecast

Issued: 11:07 AM MDT Saturday 22 May 2010

Today:

Periods of freezing drizzle. High minus 1.

Tonight:

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 7.

Sunday:

Cloudy. High minus 2.

Monday:

Sunny. Low minus 5. High plus 4.

Tuesday:

Sunny. Low minus 2. High 9.

Wednesday:

Sunny. Low minus 4. High plus 5.

Thursday:

Sunny. Low minus 5. High 7.

Friday:

Sunny. Low minus 2. High 9.

Historical Data

Yesterday

Max:

• 3.7°C

Min:

• -8.1°C

Precip.:

• 0.0 mm

Normals

Max:

• 2°C

Min:

• -5°C

Today

Sunrise:

• 2:48

Sunset:

• 0:26

INUIT QAUJIMAJATUQANGINNUT

INUIT QAUJIMAJATUQANGINNUT (IQ) afternoon. Thursday afternoon was an IQ afternoon, we went ice fishing to practice some traditional, outdoor, cultural activities. This was my first time ever ice fishing. It was a nice sunny afternoon, temperature was around -6C.

We jigged for fish, and I caught one (known locally as a whitefish), not bad for a first timer!

Posing with my catch.

May 1st. -17C with wind chill. :(

Current Conditions

Observed at: Kugluktuk Airport 2:00 PM MDT Saturday 1 May 2010

Condition:

Mainly Sunny

Temperature:

-9.0°C

Pressure / Tendency:

102.3 kPa / rising

Visibility:

24 km

Humidity:

68%

Wind Chill:

-17

Dew Point:

-13.8°C

Wind Speed:

E 21 km/h

April 18th

This lovely day we borrowed a snowmobile from D-, quana! Locals call them "machines". Which is accurate if vague. We drove out of town and it was beautiful.

From this self portrait you'd think I wasn't having a good time, but I merely was squinting in the bright snowy glare. :) If only I had snow goggles!

Ice fishing. Seriously Northern.

We bought snow goggles that day, so I had to try them on. :)