Bow City, Alberta Weather
Bow City, Alberta — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, ECCC alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bow City in 14-17-17-W4.
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About Bow City, Alberta
Bow City is a locality in 14-17-17-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Bow City is located at 50.4344°N, 112.2247°W. It observes Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6). Postal code area: T1R.
Bow City rests quietly upon the open expanse of the southern plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk bruises the sky into deep shades of violet and bruised gold. It lies 27.6 km west-south-west of Brooks, AB (from Brooks, AB: bearing 238°T), and is situated 11.9 km north-west of Rainier. The Bow River carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain, its current providing a steady, low-frequency hum that anchors the stillness of the surrounding grasslands. Near the Little Rolling Hills, the earth rises in subtle, sun-bleached swells that catch the wind and hold the shadows of passing clouds. Lonesome Lake sits eight kilometers away, a quiet basin reflecting the vastness of the prairie sky, while Kinbrook Island Provincial Park remains twenty kilometers distant, offering a sanctuary of trees and water amidst the dry, resilient scrub. Bow City carries the weight of a frontier ambition that once hoped to harness the river for grander industry, though today the pace of life favors the deliberate cycles of agriculture and quiet endurance. The local economy persists through the cultivation of the fertile soil and the careful management of the surrounding range, where the industry is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the clamor of modernity. Residents of Bow City navigate the days with a stoic pragmatism, finding significance in the simple persistence of the crops and the harsh, honest clarity of the winter air. History lingers here in the weathered fence lines and the remnants of early settlement, standing as silent markers of those who first looked out across these plains and chose to stay.
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| Location | Bow City, 14-17-17-W4, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50.434444°N, 112.224722°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6) |
| Postal FSA | T1R |
| Area Code | 403, 587, 780, 825, 368 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), Environment and Climate Change Canada |
About This Bow City, Alberta Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bow City, Alberta, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, ECCC extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modelled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES satellite imagery. Additional sections may include marine and fishing conditions with a solunar forecast for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live Water Survey of Canada river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bow City includes coordinates 50.434444°N, 112.224722°W, situated in 14-17-17-W4. Postal FSA: T1R. Telephone area code: 403, 587, 780, 825, 368. Timezone: Mountain Time (UTC−7 / −6).
Weather data is sourced from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from Water Survey of Canada (WSC) via the ECCC GeoMet realtime hydrometric feed. Marine and solunar data are modelled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-19 and is public domain.