Houston County Lake today

Houston County Lake right now: the lake is 93.3% full, there's a light breeze from the east at 6 km/h4 mph and it's 18 °C64 °F and partly cloudy.

Updated 05:17 local time, Wednesday 28 October

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

6 km/h4 mph

From the east, gusts 14 km/h9 mph. 4 knots, a light breeze.

Air

18 °C64 °F

Partly cloudy.

How full

93.3%

A little below normal for this date. 78.97 m259.10 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, less than an hour ago.

Houston County Lake water level today

Houston County Lake is a little below normal for 28 October: 78.97 m259.10 ft against a median of 79.20 m259.85 ft for this date, measured over 27 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 78.02 m255.97 ft to 79.42 m260.55 ft.

Houston County Lake is 93.3% full, at 78.97 m259.10 ft above sea level, against a full level of 79.2 m260.0 ft. That's 19.7 million m³15,968 acre-feet of water out of 21.1 million m³17,113 acre-feet.

How full	93.3%
Water level	78.97 m259.10 ft
Level when full	79.2 m260.0 ft
Below full by	0.27 m0.90 ft
Water stored	19.7 million m³15,968 acre-feet
Median for 28 October	79.20 m259.85 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.23 m0.75 ft
Range on this date	78.02 m255.97 ft to 79.42 m260.55 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
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

05:0064gusts 128 E

08:0074gusts 1912 E

11:0095gusts 1912 SE

14:0074gusts 106 S

17:0074gusts 106 SSE

20:0042gusts 42 E

23:0053gusts 96 E

02:0032gusts 127 SE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today28 Oct Overcast	Overcast	28 °C82 °F / 16 °C62 °F	106 ESE	2213	2%
Tomorrow29 Oct Overcast	Overcast	27 °C81 °F / 17 °C62 °F	85 SE	149	1%
Friday30 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C76 °F / 18 °C64 °F	106 ESE	1912	7%
Saturday31 Oct Drizzle	Drizzle	27 °C81 °F / 18 °C64 °F	95 SSE	149	25%

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