Bardwell Lake today

Bardwell Lake right now: the lake is 84.7% full, there's a light breeze from the southeast at 7 km/h5 mph and it's 16 °C61 °F and clear sky.

Updated 05:17 local time, Wednesday 28 October

Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

7 km/h5 mph

From the southeast, gusts 16 km/h10 mph. 4 knots, a light breeze.

Air

16 °C61 °F

Clear sky.

How full

84.7%

A little below normal for this date. 127.67 m418.87 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, less than an hour ago.

Bardwell Lake water level today

Bardwell Lake is a little below normal for 28 October: 127.67 m418.87 ft against a median of 128.10 m420.28 ft for this date, measured over 38 years (1988–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 126.79 m415.99 ft to 133.04 m436.49 ft.

Bardwell Lake is 84.7% full, at 127.67 m418.87 ft above sea level, against a full level of 128.3 m421.0 ft. That's 45.8 million m³37,136 acre-feet of water out of 54.1 million m³43,856 acre-feet.

How full	84.7%
Water level	127.67 m418.87 ft
Level when full	128.3 m421.0 ft
Below full by	0.65 m2.13 ft
Water stored	45.8 million m³37,136 acre-feet
Median for 28 October	128.10 m420.28 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.43 m1.41 ft
Range on this date	126.79 m415.99 ft to 133.04 m436.49 ft
Reading from	less than an hour ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision. What these terms mean.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

SwimmingNo water temperature yet
Kayak and paddleboardGood – calm water
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

05:0085gusts 1610 ESE

08:0085gusts 159 ESE

11:00127gusts 159 SSE

14:00149gusts 1912 S

17:00117gusts 1811 S

20:0085gusts 138 ESE

23:0085gusts 2013 SE

02:0042gusts 1811 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today28 Oct Overcast	Overcast	26 °C79 °F / 15 °C60 °F	149 SE	2113	3%
Tomorrow29 Oct Overcast	Overcast	25 °C78 °F / 18 °C64 °F	117 SE	2013	14%
Friday30 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C75 °F / 19 °C67 °F	138 ESE	2314	12%
Saturday31 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	26 °C78 °F / 18 °C64 °F	2013 SSW	2918	34%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.