Lake Erie, United States and Canada

Lakes / North America / United States

Lake Erie today

Lake Erie right now: the water is 16 °C60 °F, there's a gentle breeze from the east at 16 km/h10 mph and it's 12 °C54 °F and overcast.

Updated 14:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October

Photo: NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature
16 °C60 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
16 km/h10 mph
From the east, gusts 16 km/h10 mph. 9 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
12 °C54 °F
Overcast.
Water level
174.21 m571.56 ft
Above sea level (IGLD 1985). NOAA, less than an hour ago.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

  • SwimmingFresh – bracing for most people
  • Kayak and paddleboardBreezy – for experienced paddlers
  • SailingGood sailing breeze
  • Windsurf and kiteMarginal

Wind, next 24 hours

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

14:00149gusts 149 E
17:002717gusts 2717 ENE
20:003019gusts 3220 E
23:003019gusts 3220 E
02:002616gusts 2717 E
05:00117gusts 159 SE
08:001811gusts 1811 SE
11:00138gusts 138 S

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today27 Oct
Overcast
Overcast 14 °C57 °F / 11 °C52 °F3321 ENE3522 2%
Tomorrow28 Oct
Overcast
Overcast 16 °C60 °F / 14 °C57 °F3019 SE3220 2%
Thursday29 Oct
Light drizzle
Light drizzle 17 °C63 °F / 14 °C58 °F3421 SW5735 21%
Friday30 Oct
Overcast
Overcast 16 °C60 °F / 10 °C50 °F3019 NNW3723 21%

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