Already surrounded by levels of snow not seen in years, Inuvik is forecast to receive a fresh dump of up to 25 cm in the coming days.
Weather
Snow will keep falling across Tłı̨chǫ communities and Łútsël K'é through Saturday afternoon, forecasters say, but a warning for Yellowknife has now ended.
A snowfall warning issued early Friday has expanded to cover Yellowknife, Łútsël K'é, the Tłı̨chǫ region and most Dehcho communities.
Wednesday was unusually warm in some NWT communities, but not many December records fell – largely because Christmas Eve 1999 was crazy warm.
The NWT Power Corporation says half of Aklavik, including its school and airport, has lost power amid high winds across parts of the Beaufort Delta.
Inuvik is told to expect up to 20 cm of snow in the next day, while Yellowknife and parts of the South Slave could see a rare mid-December day above freezing.