Belton Lake today

Belton Lake right now: the lake is 96.8% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 15 km/h9 mph and it's 27 °C81 °F and mainly clear.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 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

15 km/h9 mph

From the south, gusts 30 km/h19 mph. 8 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

27 °C81 °F

Mainly clear.

How full

96.8%

A little below normal for this date. 180.70 m592.86 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Belton Lake water level today

Belton Lake is a little below normal for 12 September: 180.70 m592.86 ft against a median of 180.80 m593.17 ft for this date, measured over 35 years (1988–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 175.59 m576.08 ft to 188.42 m618.18 ft.

Belton Lake is 96.8% full, at 180.70 m592.86 ft above sea level, against a full level of 181.1 m594.0 ft. That's 516.4 million m³418,615 acre-feet of water out of 533.6 million m³432,631 acre-feet.

How full	96.8%
Water level	180.70 m592.86 ft
Level when full	181.1 m594.0 ft
Below full by	0.35 m1.14 ft
Water stored	516.4 million m³418,615 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	180.80 m593.17 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.09 m0.31 ft
Range on this date	175.59 m576.08 ft to 188.42 m618.18 ft
Reading from	2 hours ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision.

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 paddleboardToo windy for most 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.

09:00159gusts 3220 S

12:00149gusts 2012 SSE

15:001811gusts 2314 SSE

18:001710gusts 2616 SSE

21:00127gusts 2415 SSE

00:001510gusts 3220 S

03:00117gusts 3421 S

06:0085gusts 2214 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	33 °C91 °F / 24 °C75 °F	1811 SSE	3421	1%
Tomorrow13 Sep Clear sky	Clear sky	34 °C92 °F / 24 °C76 °F	2013 S	4528	2%
Monday14 Sep Heavy drizzle	Heavy drizzle	39 °C102 °F / 24 °C76 °F	3120 SSE	5031	2%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C102 °F / 26 °C79 °F	3019 SSE	4629	1%

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