Falcon Reservoir today

Falcon Reservoir right now: the lake is 21.4% full, there's a moderate breeze from the southeast at 22 km/h14 mph and it's 29 °C85 °F and clear sky.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

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Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

22 km/h14 mph

From the southeast, gusts 28 km/h18 mph. 12 knots, a moderate breeze.

Air

29 °C85 °F

Clear sky.

How full

21.4%

Well below normal for this date. 79.70 m261.48 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Falcon Reservoir water level today

Falcon Reservoir is well below normal for 12 September: 79.70 m261.48 ft against a median of 85.48 m280.44 ft for this date, measured over 74 years (1953–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 74.80 m245.40 ft to 92.88 m304.74 ft.

Falcon Reservoir is 21.4% full, at 79.70 m261.48 ft above sea level, against a full level of 91.8 m301.2 ft. That's 412.5 million m³334,410 acre-feet of water out of 1,927.1 million m³1,562,367 acre-feet.

How full	21.4%
Water level	79.70 m261.48 ft
Level when full	91.8 m301.2 ft
Below full by	12.11 m39.72 ft
Water stored	412.5 million m³334,410 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	85.48 m280.44 ft
Difference from normal	Down 5.78 m18.96 ft
Range on this date	74.80 m245.40 ft to 92.88 m304.74 ft
Reading from	2 hours ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. Provisional data, subject to revision.

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 paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteMarginal

Wind, next 24 hours

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

09:002213gusts 2918 SE

12:002314gusts 2817 SSE

15:002314gusts 2817 SSE

18:002515gusts 3119 SE

21:002918gusts 5333 SE

00:002415gusts 5232 SE

03:002113gusts 4428 SE

06:001811gusts 3924 SE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	39 °C102 °F / 26 °C78 °F	3018 SE	5333	2%
Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 26 °C79 °F	2818 SE	5232	4%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C103 °F / 27 °C80 °F	4025 SE	5232	1%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	40 °C104 °F / 27 °C80 °F	4126 SE	5534	0%

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