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Lake Houston today
Lake Houston right now: the lake is 99.7% full, there's a light air from the northeast at 6 km/h3 mph and it's 19 °C67 °F and overcast.
Updated 12:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November
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Lake Houston water level today
Lake Houston is right about normal for 11 November: 12.91 m42.35 ft against a median of 12.96 m42.53 ft for this date, measured over 30 years (1996–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 11.88 m38.98 ft to 14.90 m48.89 ft.
Lake Houston is 99.7% full, at 12.91 m42.35 ft above sea level, against a full level of 12.9 m42.4 ft. That's 162.8 million m³131,975 acre-feet of water out of 163.2 million m³132,318 acre-feet.
| How full | 99.7% |
| Water level | 12.91 m42.35 ft |
| Level when full | 12.9 m42.4 ft |
| Below full by | 0.01 m0.03 ft |
| Water stored | 162.8 million m³131,975 acre-feet |
| Median for 11 November | 12.96 m42.53 ft |
| Difference from normal | Down 0.05 m0.18 ft |
| Range on this date | 11.88 m38.98 ft to 14.90 m48.89 ft |
| Reading from | 6 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 paddleboardGood – calm water
- SailingVery light wind
- Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind
Wind, next 24 hours
KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Four-day forecast
| Day | Weather | High / low | Wind | Gusts | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today11 Nov Light rain | Light rain | 21 °C69 °F / 14 °C58 °F | 96 NNE | 1811 | 84% |
| Tomorrow12 Nov Foggy | Foggy | 22 °C72 °F / 14 °C57 °F | 149 N | 3723 | 0% |
| Friday13 Nov Overcast | Overcast | 26 °C78 °F / 12 °C53 °F | 127 E | 2717 | 0% |
| Saturday14 Nov Rain | Rain | 20 °C69 °F / 11 °C52 °F | 3220 E | 5433 | 6% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.