Inks Lake today

Inks Lake right now: the lake is 95.2% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 16 km/h10 mph and it's 28 °C82 °F and clear sky.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

16 km/h10 mph

From the south, gusts 26 km/h16 mph. 8 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

28 °C82 °F

Clear sky.

How full

95.2%

Right about normal for this date. 270.41 m887.17 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 2 hours ago.

Inks Lake water level today

Inks Lake is right about normal for 12 September: 270.41 m887.17 ft against a median of 270.46 m887.34 ft for this date, measured over 51 years (1966–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 270.11 m886.18 ft to 270.87 m888.68 ft.

Inks Lake is 95.2% full, at 270.41 m887.17 ft above sea level, against a full level of 270.7 m888.0 ft. That's 16.1 million m³13,068 acre-feet of water out of 16.9 million m³13,729 acre-feet.

How full	95.2%
Water level	270.41 m887.17 ft
Level when full	270.7 m888.0 ft
Below full by	0.25 m0.83 ft
Water stored	16.1 million m³13,068 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	270.46 m887.34 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.05 m0.17 ft
Range on this date	270.11 m886.18 ft to 270.87 m888.68 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 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.

09:001610gusts 2817 S

12:00149gusts 1811 SSW

15:001610gusts 2012 SSE

18:001610gusts 2113 SSE

21:001811gusts 2918 E

00:002214gusts 4729 SSE

03:001610gusts 3824 S

06:00128gusts 3321 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	37 °C99 °F / 25 °C77 °F	2113 SSE	4327	2%
Tomorrow13 Sep Clear sky	Clear sky	36 °C97 °F / 25 °C77 °F	2918 SSE	5232	1%
Monday14 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	38 °C100 °F / 25 °C77 °F	3019 SSE	4729	2%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 25 °C77 °F	3119 SSE	4729	0%

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