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BOW VALLEY · QUARTZITE

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

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind2.9 km/h
Gusts4 km/h
Humidity72.5%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for quartzite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 17 August
Good
Temp9°C
Rain0mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts4 km/h
Humidity79%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
07:00 9° 0mm 3 0 72.5%
08:00 8° 0mm 3 0 79.7%
09:00 7° 0mm 2 0 84.4%
10:00 7° 0mm 2 0 87.2%
11:00 6° 0mm 2 0 88.1%
12:00 6° 0mm 2 0 89.6%
13:00 6° 0mm 2 0 90.1%
14:00 9° 0mm 3 0 83.5%
15:00 12° 0mm 4 0 65%
16:00 15° 0mm 6 0 48.5%
17:00 17° 0mm 10 0 37.3%
18:00 18° 0mm 10 0 33.2%
19:00 19° 0mm 11 0 30.2%
20:00 19° 0mm 12 0 27.8%
21:00 20° 0mm 13 0 26.4%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 3 0 55%
07:00 11° 0mm 3 0 57.9%
08:00 10° 0mm 3 0 61.3%
09:00 10° 0mm 3 0 65%
10:00 9° 0mm 3 0 67.7%
11:00 9° 0mm 3 0 70.4%
12:00 8° 0mm 3 0 73.1%
13:00 9° 0mm 4 0 74.6%
14:00 10° 0mm 4 0 73.1%
15:00 13° 0mm 6 0 52.1%
16:00 16° 0mm 11 0 42.1%
17:00 17° 0mm 14 0 37.9%
18:00 18° 0mm 18 0 35.3%
19:00 18° 0mm 18 0 35.7%
20:00 18° 0mm 17 0 38%
21:00 18° 0mm 16 0 40%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 4 0 67.8%
07:00 11° 0mm 4 0 70.5%
08:00 11° 0mm 4 0 72.2%
09:00 10° 0mm 4 0 74.2%
10:00 10° 0mm 4 0 76.2%
11:00 9° 0mm 3 0 78.5%
12:00 9° 0mm 3 0 80.6%
13:00 8° 0mm 3 0 82.9%
14:00 11° 0mm 4 0 78.1%
15:00 14° 0mm 4 0 60.4%
16:00 17° 0mm 8 0 50.8%
17:00 18° 0mm 13 0 44.8%
18:00 19° 0mm 14 0 40.3%
19:00 20° 0mm 15 0 38.9%
20:00 20° 0mm 14 0 39.1%
21:00 21° 0.1mm 15 0 38.3%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Good
Temp8°C
Rain0mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
No recent rain
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 0 0 62%
12:00 8° 0mm 1 0 80.9%
18:00 20° 0.03mm 4 0 35.8%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity100%
No recent rainHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 3 0 88.3%
12:00 10° 0mm 3 0 99.6%
18:00 21° 0mm 1 0 43.3%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1.3mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.08mm 3 0 55.7%
12:00 12° 0.05mm 5 0 83.3%
18:00 22° 1.13mm 12 0 39%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.22mm 3 0 96.8%
12:00 9° 0.07mm 5 0 98.7%
18:00 14° 0.03mm 9 0 62.2%
Mon Monday 24 August
Caution
Temp7°C
Rain0mm
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 0 0 75.9%
12:00 7° 0mm 0 0 92.7%
18:00 17° 0mm 5 0 41%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp7°C
Rain0mm
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 0 0 62.2%
12:00 7° 0mm 0 0 80.8%
18:00 20° 0mm 5 0 36.6%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 2 0 63.6%
12:00 10° 0mm 1 0 74.8%
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.

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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