Lake Erie, United States and Canada

Lakes / North America / United States

Lake Erie today

Lake Erie right now: the water is 23 °C74 °F, there's a moderate breeze from the south at 24 km/h15 mph and it's 21 °C69 °F and overcast.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

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Water temperature
23 °C74 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
24 km/h15 mph
From the south, gusts 28 km/h17 mph. 13 knots, a moderate breeze.
Air
21 °C69 °F
Overcast.
Water level
174.39 m572.15 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.

  • SwimmingWarm – comfortable swimming
  • Kayak and paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
  • SailingGood sailing breeze
  • Windsurf and kiteEnough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

09:002515gusts 2918 SSE
12:002415gusts 2817 S
15:00149gusts 2717 SSW
18:002515gusts 2818 SSW
21:002314gusts 3220 SSW
00:002013gusts 2616 SW
03:003119gusts 3622 SW
06:002616gusts 2918 WSW

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today12 Sep
Overcast
Overcast 23 °C74 °F / 20 °C68 °F2817 S3623 12%
Tomorrow13 Sep
Light drizzle
Light drizzle 23 °C74 °F / 18 °C64 °F4327 W4629 28%
Monday14 Sep
Overcast
Overcast 18 °C65 °F / 15 °C58 °F3421 NE3622 28%
Tuesday15 Sep
Light drizzle
Light drizzle 23 °C73 °F / 16 °C61 °F3522 S4125 51%

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