Lake Lanier today

Lake Lanier right now: there's a light breeze from the east at 10 km/h6 mph and it's 22 °C71 °F and clear sky.

Updated 14:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

10 km/h6 mph

From the east, gusts 12 km/h8 mph. 5 knots, a light breeze.

Air

22 °C71 °F

Clear sky.

Water level

324.00 m1062.99 ft

Below normal for this date. Reservoir surface elevation, down 0.14 m0.47 ft over 7 days. USGS, 1 hour ago.

Lake Lanier water level today

Lake Lanier is below normal for 27 October: 324.00 m1062.99 ft against a median of 325.15 m1066.75 ft for this date, measured over 19 years (2007–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 320.83 m1052.60 ft to 326.87 m1072.40 ft.

Water level	324.00 m1062.99 ft
Median for 27 October	325.15 m1066.75 ft
Difference from normal	Down 1.15 m3.76 ft
Range on this date	320.83 m1052.60 ft to 326.87 m1072.40 ft
Reading from	1 hour ago

Source: USGS. 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.

14:00106gusts 138 E

17:0063gusts 74 ENE

20:0085gusts 106 E

23:0085gusts 149 NE

02:0085gusts 1610 NE

05:0096gusts 2013 NE

08:0074gusts 1811 NNE

11:00138gusts 2918 ENE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today27 Oct Overcast	Overcast	23 °C73 °F / 6 °C43 °F	138 ENE	2315	0%
Tomorrow28 Oct Overcast	Overcast	22 °C71 °F / 7 °C45 °F	1610 ENE	2918	0%
Thursday29 Oct Overcast	Overcast	24 °C75 °F / 10 °C50 °F	128 ENE	2918	0%
Friday30 Oct Overcast	Overcast	26 °C78 °F / 12 °C53 °F	106 ENE	149	0%

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