Lake Powell today

Lake Powell right now: there's a light air from the south at 2 km/h1 mph and it's 23 °C73 °F and clear sky.

Updated 08:17 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 south, gusts 4 km/h2 mph. 1 knots, a light air.

Air

23 °C73 °F

Clear sky.

Water level

1071.98 m3517.00 ft

Well below normal for this date. Above sea level (NGVD 1929), down 0.21 m0.70 ft over 7 days. USGS, less than an hour ago.

Lake Powell water level today

Lake Powell is well below normal for 12 September: 1071.98 m3517.00 ft against a median of 1089.17 m3573.40 ft for this date, measured over 8 years (2019–2026). That is the lowest level recorded on this date.

Water level	1071.98 m3517.00 ft
Median for 12 September	1089.17 m3573.40 ft
Difference from normal	Down 17.19 m56.40 ft
Range on this date	1072.01 m3517.10 ft to 1102.55 m3617.30 ft
Reading from	less than an 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.

08:0021gusts 64 SSE

11:0053gusts 128 E

14:00127gusts 2415 SE

17:002616gusts 3019 SSE

20:002818gusts 4528 SSW

23:001610gusts 2214 SW

02:0011gusts 21 ESE

05:0032gusts 22 WSW

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	35 °C94 °F / 21 °C70 °F	2818 SSE	4528	7%
Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast	Overcast	34 °C93 °F / 20 °C69 °F	3321 SSW	3623	29%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	33 °C91 °F / 21 °C70 °F	2918 SW	3220	17%
Tuesday15 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	33 °C91 °F / 25 °C76 °F	1912 WNW	1811	14%

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