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Lake Buchanan today
Lake Buchanan right now: the lake is 95.7% full, there's a gentle breeze from the southeast at 12 km/h8 mph and it's 26 °C79 °F and clear sky.
Updated 13:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October
Lake Buchanan water level today
Lake Buchanan is well above normal for 27 October: 310.39 m1018.33 ft against a median of 308.81 m1013.15 ft for this date, measured over 84 years (1937–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 300.62 m986.29 ft to 311.14 m1020.80 ft.
Lake Buchanan is 95.7% full, at 310.39 m1018.33 ft above sea level, against a full level of 310.9 m1020.0 ft. That's 1,023.2 million m³829,495 acre-feet of water out of 1,069.0 million m³866,694 acre-feet.
| How full | 95.7% |
| Water level | 310.39 m1018.33 ft |
| Level when full | 310.9 m1020.0 ft |
| Below full by | 0.51 m1.67 ft |
| Water stored | 1,023.2 million m³829,495 acre-feet |
| Median for 27 October | 308.81 m1013.15 ft |
| Difference from normal | Up 1.58 m5.18 ft |
| Range on this date | 300.62 m986.29 ft to 311.14 m1020.80 ft |
| Reading from | 6 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.
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today27 Oct Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 27 °C81 °F / 15 °C60 °F | 159 SE | 2013 | 10% |
| Tomorrow28 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 28 °C82 °F / 18 °C64 °F | 138 S | 3119 | 6% |
| Thursday29 Oct Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 24 °C76 °F / 18 °C65 °F | 2415 SE | 3119 | 42% |
| Friday30 Oct Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 22 °C72 °F / 18 °C64 °F | 2113 SE | 4025 | 48% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.