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Bear Lake today
Bear Lake right now: there's a light breeze from the northeast at 8 km/h5 mph and it's 9 °C48 °F and mainly clear.
Updated 07:17 local time, Saturday 12 September
Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
8 km/h5 mph
From the northeast, gusts 9 km/h5 mph. 4 knots, a light breeze.
Air
9 °C48 °F
Mainly clear.
Water level
1804.02 m5918.71 ft
Below normal for this date. Above sea level (NAVD 1988), down 0.10 m0.34 ft over 7 days. USGS, 1 hour ago.
Bear Lake water level today
Bear Lake is below normal for 12 September: 1804.02 m5918.71 ft against a median of 1805.14 m5922.38 ft for this date, measured over 7 years (2019–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 1803.54 m5917.12 ft to 1805.89 m5924.82 ft.
| Water level | 1804.02 m5918.71 ft |
| Median for 12 September | 1805.14 m5922.38 ft |
| Difference from normal | Down 1.12 m3.67 ft |
| Range on this date | 1803.54 m5917.12 ft to 1805.89 m5924.82 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
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
07:0096gusts 96 NNE
10:0053gusts 106 NE
13:0053gusts 2113 NNE
16:002013gusts 4025 WSW
19:0042gusts 2616 SE
22:0043gusts 53 NNW
01:00106gusts 117 SW
04:002012gusts 2214 S
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today12 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 25 °C77 °F / 8 °C47 °F | 2013 NW | 4025 | 0% |
| Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 26 °C78 °F / 12 °C54 °F | 4025 SW | 6440 | 2% |
| Monday14 Sep Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | 20 °C69 °F / 6 °C43 °F | 2113 WNW | 3220 | 2% |
| Tuesday15 Sep Overcast | Overcast | 24 °C76 °F / 6 °C43 °F | 2214 W | 3018 | 0% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.