Bardwell Lake today

Bardwell Lake right now: the lake is 88.6% full, there's a light breeze from the south at 6 km/h4 mph and it's 27 °C80 °F and clear sky.

Updated 03:17 local time, Sunday 13 September

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

6 km/h4 mph

From the south, gusts 20 km/h13 mph. 3 knots, a light breeze.

Air

27 °C80 °F

Clear sky.

How full

88.6%

A little below normal for this date. 127.85 m419.44 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 20 hours ago.

Bardwell Lake water level today

Bardwell Lake is a little below normal for 13 September: 127.85 m419.44 ft against a median of 128.02 m420.02 ft for this date, measured over 38 years (1988–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 126.77 m415.90 ft to 129.17 m423.80 ft.

Bardwell Lake is 88.6% full, at 127.85 m419.44 ft above sea level, against a full level of 128.3 m421.0 ft. That's 48.0 million m³38,877 acre-feet of water out of 54.1 million m³43,856 acre-feet.

How full	88.6%
Water level	127.85 m419.44 ft
Level when full	128.3 m421.0 ft
Below full by	0.48 m1.56 ft
Water stored	48.0 million m³38,877 acre-feet
Median for 13 September	128.02 m420.02 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.18 m0.58 ft
Range on this date	126.77 m415.90 ft to 129.17 m423.80 ft
Reading from	20 hours 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 paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

03:0064gusts 1912 S

06:0064gusts 2013 SSE

09:001610gusts 3119 SSW

12:001610gusts 2113 SSW

15:00159gusts 1711 S

18:00138gusts 1912 S

21:001710gusts 2616 SSE

00:00106gusts 2515 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today13 Sep Clear sky	Clear sky	36 °C97 °F / 25 °C77 °F	1912 S	3421	1%
Tomorrow14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	35 °C96 °F / 25 °C77 °F	2717 S	3924	1%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C102 °F / 26 °C79 °F	2817 S	5132	1%
Wednesday16 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C100 °F / 26 °C78 °F	2415 S	4830	2%

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