Inks Lake today

Inks Lake right now: the lake is 95.6% full, there's a light breeze from the southeast at 11 km/h7 mph and it's 25 °C77 °F and clear sky.

Updated 13:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

11 km/h7 mph

From the southeast, gusts 15 km/h9 mph. 6 knots, a light breeze.

Air

25 °C77 °F

Clear sky.

How full

95.6%

Right about normal for this date. 270.43 m887.25 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 6 hours ago.

Inks Lake water level today

Inks Lake is right about normal for 27 October: 270.43 m887.25 ft against a median of 270.47 m887.36 ft for this date, measured over 50 years (1966–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 267.89 m878.90 ft to 271.10 m889.44 ft.

Inks Lake is 95.6% full, at 270.43 m887.25 ft above sea level, against a full level of 270.7 m888.0 ft. That's 16.2 million m³13,131 acre-feet of water out of 16.9 million m³13,729 acre-feet.

How full	95.6%
Water level	270.43 m887.25 ft
Level when full	270.7 m888.0 ft
Below full by	0.23 m0.75 ft
Water stored	16.2 million m³13,131 acre-feet
Median for 27 October	270.47 m887.36 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.03 m0.11 ft
Range on this date	267.89 m878.90 ft to 271.10 m889.44 ft
Reading from	6 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
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

13:00117gusts 159 SE

16:00127gusts 159 SSE

19:00127gusts 1811 SE

22:00128gusts 2013 SE

01:0064gusts 149 SSE

04:00106gusts 1811 SSE

07:0053gusts 1811 SE

10:00117gusts 2314 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today27 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	27 °C80 °F / 16 °C62 °F	1510 SSE	2314	11%
Tomorrow28 Oct Overcast	Overcast	28 °C82 °F / 18 °C64 °F	1711 SSE	3522	7%
Thursday29 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C76 °F / 18 °C65 °F	2415 SE	3119	41%
Friday30 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	22 °C72 °F / 18 °C65 °F	2113 SE	4025	48%

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