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BOW VALLEY · QUARTZITE

Bow Valley — Lake Louise (Back of the Lake) climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp-1°C
Wind2 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity74.8%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain29h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Humidity 92% — potential fog

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Caution
Temp-5°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity92%
Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 3 — 81.3%
07:00 -3° dry 3 — 90%
08:00 -4° dry 3 — 96.4%
09:00 -4° dry 3 — 97.2%
10:00 -4° dry 3 — 96.6%
11:00 -5° dry 4 — 94.7%
12:00 -6° dry 4 — 94%
13:00 -6° dry 4 — 94.2%
14:00 -6° dry 4 — 94%
15:00 -4° dry 3 — 95.4%
16:00 0° dry 2 — 77%
17:00 3° dry 2 — 58.7%
18:00 5° dry 3 — 45.8%
19:00 6° dry 5 — 37.9%
20:00 7° dry 6 — 33.9%
21:00 8° dry 6 — 33.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 3 — 74%
07:00 2° dry 4 — 77.7%
08:00 2° dry 4 — 80.3%
09:00 2° dry 4 — 85.2%
10:00 1° dry 4 — 89.6%
11:00 1° dry 4 — 90.4%
12:00 0° dry 4 — 91.8%
13:00 1° dry 4 — 92.1%
14:00 1° dry 4 — 93.1%
15:00 2° dry 4 — 86.3%
16:00 4° dry 4 — 80.3%
17:00 5° dry 4 — 77.2%
18:00 5° dry 5 — 77.8%
19:00 7° dry 9 — 75.1%
20:00 8° dry 11 — 72.4%
21:00 8° dry 12 — 68.6%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
Should be dryHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 3 — 96.6%
07:00 3° dry 3 — 97.1%
08:00 2° dry 3 — 98.3%
09:00 2° dry 3 — 99.7%
10:00 2° dry 3 — 99.7%
11:00 1° dry 3 — 98.8%
12:00 1° dry 3 — 97.7%
18:00 7° dry 1 — 83.8%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Caution
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity94%
Should be dryHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 1 — 88.3%
12:00 1° dry 0 — 93.6%
18:00 12° dry 4 — 55.2%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp3°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 0 — 75.4%
12:00 3° dry 0 — 85.1%
18:00 12° dry 6 — 51.1%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Caution
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity90%
Should be dryHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 2 — 76.4%
12:00 2° dry 0 — 90%
18:00 11° dry 10 — 53.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 1 — 74%
12:00 2° dry 0 — 84.8%
18:00 12° dry 4 — 44.7%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 0 — 66.6%
12:00 4° dry 0 — 71.8%
18:00 14° dry 4 — 38.6%

About Bow Valley — Lake Louise (Back of the Lake)

Bouldering and sport on pristine quartzite at the western end of the lake. Exceptionally quick-drying under south-facing sun; the rock itself is near non-porous and glass-hard. Winter snowpack persists through May and often into early June — check for late-season melt in shaded corners.

Region
Bow Valley
Rock type
Quartzite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
1800m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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