Belton Lake today

Belton Lake right now: the lake is 96.3% full, there's a gentle breeze from the southeast at 13 km/h8 mph and it's 26 °C78 °F and clear sky.

Updated 14:17 local time, Tuesday 27 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

13 km/h8 mph

From the southeast, gusts 14 km/h9 mph. 7 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

26 °C78 °F

Clear sky.

How full

96.3%

Right about normal for this date. 180.65 m592.70 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 7 hours ago.

Belton Lake water level today

Belton Lake is right about normal for 27 October: 180.65 m592.70 ft against a median of 180.73 m592.93 ft for this date, measured over 34 years (1988–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 175.15 m574.64 ft to 185.65 m609.09 ft.

Belton Lake is 96.3% full, at 180.65 m592.70 ft above sea level, against a full level of 181.1 m594.0 ft. That's 514.0 million m³416,675 acre-feet of water out of 533.6 million m³432,631 acre-feet.

How full	96.3%
Water level	180.65 m592.70 ft
Level when full	181.1 m594.0 ft
Below full by	0.40 m1.30 ft
Water stored	514.0 million m³416,675 acre-feet
Median for 27 October	180.73 m592.93 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.07 m0.23 ft
Range on this date	175.15 m574.64 ft to 185.65 m609.09 ft
Reading from	7 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.

14:00149gusts 149 SSE

17:00127gusts 127 SE

20:00117gusts 2214 SSE

23:00117gusts 2113 SSE

02:0064gusts 1912 SSE

05:0053gusts 106 ESE

08:0053gusts 106 SSE

11:00106gusts 2415 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today27 Oct Overcast	Overcast	26 °C78 °F / 17 °C63 °F	149 SE	2214	12%
Tomorrow28 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C75 °F / 17 °C63 °F	149 SE	2515	14%
Thursday29 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	26 °C79 °F / 18 °C64 °F	1811 SSE	2113	10%
Friday30 Oct Overcast	Overcast	24 °C76 °F / 19 °C66 °F	2013 SE	2515	22%

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