Lake Superior, United States and Canada

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Lake Superior today

Lake Superior right now: the water is 18 °C65 °F, there's a fresh breeze from the west at 37 km/h23 mph and it's 16 °C61 °F and overcast.

Updated 10:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Photo: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature
18 °C65 °F
Measured, less than an hour ago.
Wind now
37 km/h23 mph
From the west, gusts 48 km/h30 mph. 20 knots, a fresh breeze.
Air
16 °C61 °F
Overcast.
Water level
183.50 m602.03 ft
Above sea level (IGLD 1985). NOAA, less than an hour ago.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

  • SwimmingPleasant for a swim
  • Kayak and paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
  • SailingToo windy for small boats
  • Windsurf and kiteEnough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

10:003421gusts 4931 W
13:003019gusts 3723 W
16:004226gusts 4931 W
19:003823gusts 4830 WNW
22:003824gusts 4427 W
01:004428gusts 5031 WNW
04:003522gusts 3824 WNW
07:003018gusts 3019 WNW

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today12 Sep
Light rain
Light rain 17 °C62 °F / 14 °C58 °F4226 W4931 67%
Tomorrow13 Sep
Overcast
Overcast 14 °C57 °F / 12 °C53 °F4428 WNW5232 12%
Monday14 Sep
Light rain
Light rain 15 °C59 °F / 11 °C52 °F4629 S6742 93%
Tuesday15 Sep
Light rain
Light rain 15 °C60 °F / 12 °C54 °F5132 WSW7043 93%

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