Iqaluit is experiencing a melt on the final day of 2025 as temperatures reach 5 C. With high winds expected in the evening, New Year’s Eve fireworks are postponed to Friday. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
100 km/h winds expected after day of temperatures reaching 5 C
The City of Iqaluit has postponed its New Year’s Eve fireworks and cancelled the final night of indoor Christmas games due to inclement weather expected Wednesday evening. Fireworks are now set to blast off Friday at 8 p.m.
A vehicle drives by the waterfront Friday morning during a storm surge that brought tides as high as they could be without covering the road. Environment Canada issued a storm surge alert on Thursday, warning of higher-than-normal tide waters and possible flooding of ground level spaces on Friday morning. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)