Lake Lanier today

Lake Lanier right now: there's a light air from the east at 2 km/h1 mph and it's 22 °C72 °F and heavy rain.

Updated 10:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

2 km/h1 mph

From the east, gusts 6 km/h4 mph. 1 knots, a light air.

Air

22 °C72 °F

Heavy rain.

Water level

324.62 m1065.03 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 12 September: 324.62 m1065.03 ft against a median of 325.51 m1067.94 ft for this date, measured over 20 years (2007–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 321.59 m1055.09 ft to 326.80 m1072.18 ft.

Water level	324.62 m1065.03 ft
Median for 12 September	325.51 m1067.94 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.89 m2.91 ft
Range on this date	321.59 m1055.09 ft to 326.80 m1072.18 ft
Reading from	1 hour ago

Source: USGS. 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 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.

10:0053gusts 117 ESE

13:0064gusts 106 E

16:00106gusts 1710 SW

19:0063gusts 149 SSW

22:0063gusts 106 SSW

01:0064gusts 96 NW

04:0053gusts 64 NW

07:0032gusts 74 SW

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Heavy rain	Heavy rain	26 °C78 °F / 22 °C72 °F	106 SSE	1811	64%
Tomorrow13 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	29 °C84 °F / 21 °C69 °F	106 WNW	2515	3%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	35 °C96 °F / 19 °C67 °F	106 N	2818	1%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	31 °C89 °F / 21 °C71 °F	1912 E	4528	4%

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