Weather in Fort Macleod
Alberta, 952 m · continuously updated
Claresholm (36 km) · -6 °C · ECCC 07:00
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Fort Macleod weather: the next 24 hours
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Fort Macleod 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Fort Macleod
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
Official weather warnings
No active warning for Fort Macleod.
Updated 02 Nov 13:13.
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Is there an active weather warning for Fort Macleod?
No active warning for Fort Macleod.
Latest measurement near Fort Macleod
Measured at Claresholm, 36 km away from Fort Macleod, November 2, 07:00 CST. This Environment and Climate Change Canada weather station is at an elevation of 1011 m (Alberta). These are measured values, not a forecast.
| Temperature | -6.3 °C |
|---|---|
| Wind | 2 km/h NE |
| Gusts, last hour | — |
| Precipitation, last hour | 0.0 mm |
| Humidity | 86 % |
| Pressure (sea level) | 1024 hPa |
Past 24 hours: low -7.2 °C, high 6.0 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation.
Fort Macleod lies at about 952 m; the station is at 1011 m.
Latest measurements from the Canadian weather stations
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Today in Fort Macleod
- No washing outside today: the air is too cold or too damp to dry anything before evening (maximum drying power of 8.7 hPa per hour). How it is calculated
- Hard frost between 6:00 and 11:00: −6 °C around 8:00. Protect pots, pipes and outdoor taps; fleece is not enough for the most tender plants, so bring them indoors. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 6:00 and 9:00. The outdoor dew point drops to −6.9 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 16 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Terrace between 18:00 and 23:00: 1 °C at 8 pm. Too cold to eat outside; the barbecue will have to wait. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-02 08:13 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Fort Macleod
Today (Monday 2 Nov) in Fort Macleod: fog, -6 to 8 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (0 %), wind up to 10 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 1 to 13 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | fog | -6 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 1 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| Wed 4 Nov | overcast | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| Thu 5 Nov | light drizzle | 3 °C | 10 °C | 0.2 mm | 42 km/h |
| Fri 6 Nov | overcast | 3 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 56 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 51 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 6 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 45 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Fort Macleod
Tomorrow, Tuesday 3 Nov, in Fort Macleod: overcast, from 1 to 13 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 0 %), wind up to 18 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 |  partly cloudy | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Fort Macleod?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Fort Macleod?
Between 1 and 13 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Fort Macleod: Saturday overcast, 2 to 10 °C, Sunday overcast, 6 to 15 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 51 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 6 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 45 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Fort Macleod, hour by hour: temperature from -6 to 13 °C, 0.0 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 08:00 |  fog | -6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 09:00 | partly cloudy | -4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 10:00 |  mostly sunny | -1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 03:00 | partly cloudy | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 07:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 19:00 | partly cloudy | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | overcast | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 02:00 | overcast | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 03:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | overcast | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 06:00 | overcast | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
Location of Fort Macleod
Fort Macleod lies at 952 m, 126 m above the average of the 93 places we cover in Alberta (826 m). That makes it the 30th highest of the 93. The main town, Calgary, lies 156 km to the north. The nearest places we cover are Coalhurst (35 km to the east), Claresholm (37 km to the north), Lethbridge (43 km to the east) and Pincher Creek (46 km to the south-west). With about 3,060 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Fort Macleod is the 70th largest of the 93 places we cover in Alberta.
Today is 3.4 °C above the November normal (4.2 °C).
Climate of Fort Macleod: 1991–2020 normals
In Fort Macleod, July is typically the warmest month (up to 26.1 °C on average), while January is the coldest at -9.4 °C. June sees the most rain, with around 98 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 0.5 °C and 45 mm of rain, spring 12.3 °C and 137 mm, summer 24.6 °C and 176 mm, autumn 12.3 °C and 93 mm. The wettest season is summer (39 % of the annual total), the driest winter (10 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
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| January | -0.3 | -9.4 | 14 | 5 |
| February | 2.3 | -7.9 | 15 | 4 |
| March | 6.8 | -4.8 | 25 | 7 |
| April | 12.3 | -0.1 | 43 | 8 |
| May | 17.8 | 4.7 | 69 | 10 |
| June | 21.5 | 9.1 | 98 | 12 |
| July | 26.1 | 12.5 | 40 | 8 |
| August | 26.1 | 11.9 | 37 | 6 |
| September | 20.6 | 7.5 | 42 | 6 |
| October | 12.2 | 1.9 | 28 | 6 |
| November | 4.2 | -3.7 | 23 | 6 |
| December | -0.4 | -8.1 | 16 | 5 |
Compared with Calgary, the main town 156 km to the north, highs in the warmest month are 2.4 °C higher here, and the year brings 37 mm less precipitation. In 6 months the average low falls below 0 °C (January, February, March, April, November and December); in 4 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (June, July, August and September).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Coalhurst (35 km to the east): summers 0.1 °C warmer and 34 mm drier a year; Claresholm (37 km to the north): summers 1.0 °C cooler and 11 mm drier a year; Lethbridge (43 km to the east): summers 0.3 °C warmer and 33 mm drier a year. Among the 93 places we cover in Alberta whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Fort Macleod ranks 10th for summer warmth and 65th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Medicine Hat and the coolest in Grande Cache; the wettest year is in Grande Cache and the driest in High Level.
What is the warmest month in Fort Macleod?
The warmest month in Fort Macleod is typically July, averaging 26.1 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is January, at -9.4 °C.
How many rainy days does Fort Macleod get per year?
Fort Macleod sees about 83 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 451 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Fort Macleod?
Between July and January, the temperature gap in Fort Macleod runs to about 35.5 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.