Houston County Lake today

Houston County Lake right now: the lake is 94.9% full, there's a light air from the south at 6 km/h4 mph and it's 26 °C79 °F and clear sky.

Updated 03:17 local time, Sunday 13 September

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

6 km/h4 mph

From the south, gusts 17 km/h11 mph. 3 knots, a light air.

Air

26 °C79 °F

Clear sky.

How full

94.9%

Right about normal for this date. 79.04 m259.32 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 20 hours ago.

Houston County Lake water level today

Houston County Lake is right about normal for 13 September: 79.04 m259.32 ft against a median of 79.11 m259.54 ft for this date, measured over 28 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 78.24 m256.70 ft to 79.57 m261.05 ft.

Houston County Lake is 94.9% full, at 79.04 m259.32 ft above sea level, against a full level of 79.2 m260.0 ft. That's 20.0 million m³16,244 acre-feet of water out of 21.1 million m³17,113 acre-feet.

How full	94.9%
Water level	79.04 m259.32 ft
Level when full	79.2 m260.0 ft
Below full by	0.21 m0.68 ft
Water stored	20.0 million m³16,244 acre-feet
Median for 13 September	79.11 m259.54 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.07 m0.22 ft
Range on this date	78.24 m256.70 ft to 79.57 m261.05 ft
Reading from	20 hours 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.

03:0074gusts 1811 S

06:0064gusts 138 S

09:0085gusts 2214 SSW

12:0095gusts 138 SSW

15:0053gusts 117 SE

18:0085gusts 138 SE

21:0085gusts 1912 SE

00:0075gusts 2113 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today13 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	36 °C97 °F / 25 °C77 °F	138 SSE	2516	3%
Tomorrow14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	36 °C96 °F / 24 °C75 °F	2113 S	3522	6%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 24 °C74 °F	2012 SSE	4125	1%
Wednesday16 Sep Overcast	Overcast	37 °C98 °F / 23 °C74 °F	1811 SSE	4125	1%

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