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Lake Sweetwater today

Lake Sweetwater right now: the lake is 17.4% full, there's a moderate breeze from the south at 23 km/h15 mph and it's 28 °C83 °F and clear sky.

Updated 03:17 local time, Sunday 13 September

Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
23 km/h15 mph
From the south, gusts 40 km/h25 mph. 13 knots, a moderate breeze.
Air
28 °C83 °F
Clear sky.
How full
17.4%
Well below normal for this date. 637.31 m2090.92 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 20 hours ago.

Lake Sweetwater water level today

Lake Sweetwater is well below normal for 13 September: 637.31 m2090.92 ft against a median of 639.51 m2098.12 ft for this date, measured over 28 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 633.99 m2080.03 ft to 644.99 m2116.10 ft.

Lake Sweetwater is 17.4% full, at 637.31 m2090.92 ft above sea level, against a full level of 645.1 m2116.5 ft. That's 2.6 million m³2,133 acre-feet of water out of 15.1 million m³12,267 acre-feet.

How full17.4%
Water level637.31 m2090.92 ft
Level when full645.1 m2116.5 ft
Below full by7.80 m25.58 ft
Water stored2.6 million m³2,133 acre-feet
Median for 13 September639.51 m2098.12 ft
Difference from normalDown 2.19 m7.20 ft
Range on this date633.99 m2080.03 ft to 644.99 m2116.10 ft
Reading from20 hours 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 paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
  • SailingStrong wind – experienced sailors
  • Windsurf and kiteEnough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

03:002415gusts 4025 S
06:002113gusts 4427 S
09:002616gusts 4327 S
12:002214gusts 2616 S
15:001811gusts 2013 S
18:002214gusts 2717 SSE
21:001811gusts 2817 SSE
00:002012gusts 3019 S

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today13 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 36 °C98 °F / 26 °C78 °F2817 S5836 3%
Tomorrow14 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 35 °C95 °F / 24 °C75 °F3019 S4528 1%
Tuesday15 Sep
Mainly clear
Mainly clear 37 °C99 °F / 24 °C76 °F3119 S5635 0%
Wednesday16 Sep
Clear sky
Clear sky 37 °C98 °F / 24 °C75 °F2616 S5132 1%

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