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Lake Cherokee today
Lake Cherokee right now: the lake is 75.9% full, there's a light air from the southeast at 5 km/h3 mph and it's 14 °C56 °F and overcast.
Updated 05:17 local time, Wednesday 28 October
Lake Cherokee water level today
Lake Cherokee is below normal for 28 October: 84.42 m276.96 ft against a median of 85.01 m278.91 ft for this date, measured over 9 years (2017–2026). That is the lowest level recorded on this date.
Lake Cherokee is 75.9% full, at 84.42 m276.96 ft above sea level, against a full level of 85.3 m280.0 ft. That's 37.5 million m³30,419 acre-feet of water out of 49.5 million m³40,094 acre-feet.
| How full | 75.9% |
| Water level | 84.42 m276.96 ft |
| Level when full | 85.3 m280.0 ft |
| Below full by | 0.93 m3.04 ft |
| Water stored | 37.5 million m³30,419 acre-feet |
| Median for 28 October | 85.01 m278.91 ft |
| Difference from normal | Down 0.59 m1.95 ft |
| Range on this date | 84.48 m277.16 ft to 85.28 m279.79 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
- SailingVery light wind
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today28 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 28 °C82 °F / 13 °C55 °F | 85 SE | 1811 | 0% |
| Tomorrow29 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 29 °C84 °F / 16 °C60 °F | 95 ENE | 2214 | 0% |
| Friday30 Oct Overcast | Overcast | 26 °C79 °F / 18 °C64 °F | 106 ESE | 2918 | 10% |
| Saturday31 Oct Light drizzle | Light drizzle | 26 °C78 °F / 18 °C64 °F | 128 SE | 2415 | 31% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.