Falcon Reservoir today

Falcon Reservoir right now: the lake is 21.4% full, there's a gentle breeze from the southeast at 18 km/h11 mph and it's 27 °C81 °F and clear sky.

Updated 08:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

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Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

18 km/h11 mph

From the southeast, gusts 32 km/h20 mph. 10 knots, a gentle breeze.

Air

27 °C81 °F

Clear sky.

How full

21.4%

Well below normal for this date. 79.70 m261.48 ft above sea level. Texas Water Development Board, 1 hour ago.

Falcon Reservoir water level today

Falcon Reservoir is well below normal for 12 September: 79.70 m261.48 ft against a median of 85.48 m280.44 ft for this date, measured over 74 years (1953–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 74.80 m245.40 ft to 92.88 m304.74 ft.

Falcon Reservoir is 21.4% full, at 79.70 m261.48 ft above sea level, against a full level of 91.8 m301.2 ft. That's 412.5 million m³334,410 acre-feet of water out of 1,927.1 million m³1,562,367 acre-feet.

How full	21.4%
Water level	79.70 m261.48 ft
Level when full	91.8 m301.2 ft
Below full by	12.11 m39.72 ft
Water stored	412.5 million m³334,410 acre-feet
Median for 12 September	85.48 m280.44 ft
Difference from normal	Down 5.78 m18.96 ft
Range on this date	74.80 m245.40 ft to 92.88 m304.74 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 kiteMarginal

Wind, next 24 hours

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

08:001510gusts 3220 ESE

11:002113gusts 2616 SE

14:002415gusts 2818 SSE

17:002415gusts 2818 SE

20:003018gusts 5132 SE

23:002516gusts 5031 SE

02:002213gusts 4830 SE

05:001811gusts 4226 SE

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	39 °C102 °F / 26 °C78 °F	3018 SE	5333	3%
Tomorrow13 Sep Overcast	Overcast	38 °C101 °F / 26 °C79 °F	2918 SE	5232	4%
Monday14 Sep Mainly clear	Mainly clear	39 °C103 °F / 27 °C80 °F	4025 SE	5232	1%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	40 °C104 °F / 27 °C80 °F	4126 SE	5534	0%

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