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Lake J.B. Thomas today
Lake J.B. Thomas right now: the lake is 20.7% full, there's a light breeze from the northeast at 8 km/h5 mph and it's 20 °C67 °F and clear sky.
Updated 12:17 local time, Wednesday 11 November
Lake J.B. Thomas water level today
Lake J.B. Thomas is above normal for 11 November: 678.64 m2226.50 ft against a median of 677.79 m2223.72 ft for this date, measured over 26 years (1999–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 671.62 m2203.49 ft to 685.71 m2249.70 ft.
Lake J.B. Thomas is 20.7% full, at 678.64 m2226.50 ft above sea level, against a full level of 688.2 m2258.0 ft. That's 51.0 million m³41,336 acre-feet of water out of 246.6 million m³199,931 acre-feet.
| How full | 20.7% |
| Water level | 678.64 m2226.50 ft |
| Level when full | 688.2 m2258.0 ft |
| Below full by | 9.60 m31.50 ft |
| Water stored | 51.0 million m³41,336 acre-feet |
| Median for 11 November | 677.79 m2223.72 ft |
| Difference from normal | Up 0.85 m2.78 ft |
| Range on this date | 671.62 m2203.49 ft to 685.71 m2249.70 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
- SailingGood sailing breeze
- 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 Foggy | Foggy | 22 °C72 °F / 10 °C49 °F | 128 NNE | 2314 | 0% |
| Tomorrow12 Nov Clear sky | Clear sky | 23 °C73 °F / 6 °C42 °F | 117 WNW | 2013 | 0% |
| Friday13 Nov Overcast | Overcast | 22 °C72 °F / 8 °C47 °F | 1710 SSE | 3723 | 0% |
| Saturday14 Nov Drizzle | Drizzle | 15 °C59 °F / 12 °C54 °F | 3119 SE | 4629 | 27% |
Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.