Lake Austin today

Lake Austin right now: the lake is 98% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 13 km/h8 mph and it's 27 °C81 °F and clear sky.

Updated 08:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

13 km/h8 mph

From the south, gusts 32 km/h20 mph. 7 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

27 °C81 °F

Clear sky.

How full

98.0%

A little above normal for this date. 150.11 m492.49 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 1 hour ago.

Lake Austin water level today

Lake Austin is a little above normal for 12 September: 150.11 m492.49 ft against a median of 150.03 m492.21 ft for this date, measured over 51 years (1966–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 149.90 m491.80 ft to 150.19 m492.74 ft.

Lake Austin is 98.0% full, at 150.11 m492.49 ft above sea level, against a full level of 150.2 m492.8 ft. That's 29.0 million m³23,485 acre-feet of water out of 29.6 million m³23,972 acre-feet.

How full	98.0%
Water level	150.11 m492.49 ft
Level when full	150.2 m492.8 ft
Below full by	0.09 m0.31 ft
Water stored	29.0 million m³23,485 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	150.03 m492.21 ft
Difference from normal	Up 0.09 m0.28 ft
Range on this date	149.90 m491.80 ft to 150.19 m492.74 ft
Reading from	1 hour ago

Source: Texas Water Development Board. 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 paddleboardToo windy for most paddlers
SailingGood sailing breeze
Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

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

08:00117gusts 3320 S

11:001711gusts 2315 S

14:001711gusts 2113 SSE

17:001610gusts 1912 SSE

20:00149gusts 3220 SE

23:001610gusts 4025 SSE

02:0074gusts 3220 SSE

05:0064gusts 1912 SSE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 25 °C77 °F	2013 SSE	4025	6%
Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast	Overcast	37 °C99 °F / 24 °C74 °F	1912 SSE	3924	2%
Monday14 Sep Drizzle	Drizzle	39 °C101 °F / 26 °C80 °F	2214 SSE	3924	9%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C102 °F / 27 °C80 °F	2515 S	3924	2%

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