Lake J.B. Thomas today

Lake J.B. Thomas right now: the lake is 20.4% full, there's a light air from the southeast at 4 km/h3 mph and it's 15 °C58 °F and clear sky.

Updated 05:17 local time, Wednesday 28 October

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

4 km/h3 mph

From the southeast, gusts 17 km/h11 mph. 2 knots, a light air.

Air

15 °C58 °F

Clear sky.

How full

20.4%

Above normal for this date. 678.58 m2226.32 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, less than an hour ago.

Lake J.B. Thomas water level today

Lake J.B. Thomas is above normal for 28 October: 678.58 m2226.32 ft against a median of 677.93 m2224.19 ft for this date, measured over 26 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 671.66 m2203.61 ft to 685.78 m2249.95 ft.

Lake J.B. Thomas is 20.4% full, at 678.58 m2226.32 ft above sea level, against a full level of 688.2 m2258.0 ft. That's 50.3 million m³40,773 acre-feet of water out of 246.6 million m³199,931 acre-feet.

How full	20.4%
Water level	678.58 m2226.32 ft
Level when full	688.2 m2258.0 ft
Below full by	9.66 m31.68 ft
Water stored	50.3 million m³40,773 acre-feet
Median for 28 October	677.93 m2224.19 ft
Difference from normal	Up 0.65 m2.13 ft
Range on this date	671.66 m2203.61 ft to 685.78 m2249.95 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
SailingVery light wind
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

05:0043gusts 1711 SSE

08:0095gusts 1912 SSE

11:002213gusts 3119 SSW

14:002013gusts 2314 S

17:001711gusts 2013 S

20:00107gusts 2314 S

23:00117gusts 2717 SSE

02:0074gusts 1811 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today28 Oct Overcast	Overcast	27 °C81 °F / 14 °C56 °F	2214 S	4025	0%
Tomorrow29 Oct Drizzle	Drizzle	25 °C77 °F / 14 °C57 °F	2818 SSE	4729	77%
Friday30 Oct Light showers	Light showers	17 °C62 °F / 14 °C56 °F	3622 SE	5936	98%
Saturday31 Oct Light drizzle	Light drizzle	24 °C75 °F / 13 °C56 °F	3220 SW	5132	29%

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