Belton Lake today

Belton Lake right now: the lake is 96.8% full, there's a gentle breeze from the south at 13 km/h8 mph and it's 26 °C79 °F and clear sky.

Updated 08:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain, 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

26 °C79 °F

Clear sky.

How full

96.8%

A little below normal for this date. 180.70 m592.86 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 1 hour ago.

Belton Lake water level today

Belton Lake is a little below normal for 12 September: 180.70 m592.86 ft against a median of 180.80 m593.17 ft for this date, measured over 35 years (1988–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 175.59 m576.08 ft to 188.42 m618.18 ft.

Belton Lake is 96.8% full, at 180.70 m592.86 ft above sea level, against a full level of 181.1 m594.0 ft. That's 516.4 million m³418,615 acre-feet of water out of 533.6 million m³432,631 acre-feet.

How full	96.8%
Water level	180.70 m592.86 ft
Level when full	181.1 m594.0 ft
Below full by	0.35 m1.14 ft
Water stored	516.4 million m³418,615 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	180.80 m593.17 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.09 m0.31 ft
Range on this date	175.59 m576.08 ft to 188.42 m618.18 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.

08:00107gusts 2616 S

11:00149gusts 2314 SSW

14:001811gusts 2214 SSE

17:001711gusts 2415 SSE

20:0096gusts 1811 SSE

23:001610gusts 3421 SSE

02:00106gusts 2515 SSE

05:0085gusts 1710 S

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	33 °C91 °F / 24 °C75 °F	1811 SSE	3421	1%
Tomorrow13 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	34 °C92 °F / 24 °C75 °F	1912 SSE	3521	1%
Monday14 Sep Heavy drizzle	Heavy drizzle	39 °C102 °F / 27 °C80 °F	3120 S	5031	2%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	39 °C102 °F / 26 °C79 °F	3019 SSE	4629	1%

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