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Lake Cherokee today

Lake Cherokee right now: the lake is 75.7% full, there's a gentle breeze from the west at 12 km/h8 mph and it's 25 °C76 °F and clear sky.

Updated 12:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November

Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
12 km/h8 mph
From the west, gusts 17 km/h10 mph. 7 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
25 °C76 °F
Clear sky.
How full
75.7%
Below normal for this date. 84.41 m276.94 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 6 hours ago.

Lake Cherokee water level today

Lake Cherokee is below normal for 11 November: 84.41 m276.94 ft against a median of 85.15 m279.37 ft for this date, measured over 9 years (2017–2026). That is the lowest level recorded on this date.

Lake Cherokee is 75.7% full, at 84.41 m276.94 ft above sea level, against a full level of 85.3 m280.0 ft. That's 37.4 million m³30,359 acre-feet of water out of 49.5 million m³40,094 acre-feet.

How full75.7%
Water level84.41 m276.94 ft
Level when full85.3 m280.0 ft
Below full by0.93 m3.06 ft
Water stored37.4 million m³30,359 acre-feet
Median for 11 November85.15 m279.37 ft
Difference from normalDown 0.74 m2.43 ft
Range on this date84.51 m277.25 ft to 85.90 m281.82 ft
Reading from6 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 paddleboardBreezy – for experienced 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.

12:00138gusts 1711 W
15:00159gusts 1912 W
18:00106gusts 2013 W
21:0096gusts 2415 W
00:0096gusts 159 WNW
03:0096gusts 1710 NW
06:0085gusts 2012 NW
09:00106gusts 2314 N

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today11 Nov
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy 26 °C78 °F / 14 °C57 °F159 W2415 1%
Tomorrow12 Nov
Clear sky
Clear sky 23 °C74 °F / 10 °C51 °F2415 NNW4327 1%
Friday13 Nov
Overcast
Overcast 22 °C71 °F / 8 °C47 °F159 ENE3824 0%
Saturday14 Nov
Overcast
Overcast 18 °C65 °F / 7 °C45 °F1811 E4327 1%

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