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Lake Lanier today

Lake Lanier right now: there's a gentle breeze from the west at 12 km/h8 mph and it's 20 °C69 °F and overcast.

Updated 13:17 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 16 km/h10 mph. 7 knots, a gentle breeze.
Air
20 °C69 °F
Overcast.
Water level
323.82 m1062.39 ft
Below normal for this date. Reservoir surface elevation, down 0.07 m0.24 ft over 7 days. USGS, 1 hour ago.

Lake Lanier water level today

Lake Lanier is below normal for 11 November: 323.82 m1062.39 ft against a median of 325.32 m1067.33 ft for this date, measured over 19 years (2007–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 320.55 m1051.66 ft to 327.04 m1072.98 ft.

Water level323.82 m1062.39 ft
Median for 11 November325.32 m1067.33 ft
Difference from normalDown 1.51 m4.94 ft
Range on this date320.55 m1051.66 ft to 327.04 m1072.98 ft
Reading from1 hour ago

Source: USGS. 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.

13:00117gusts 159 W
16:00159gusts 2213 W
19:00106gusts 2213 W
22:0032gusts 96 WNW
01:0096gusts 2314 SW
04:00138gusts 3320 WSW
07:00106gusts 2314 WSW
10:002315gusts 4125 WNW

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today11 Nov
Overcast
Overcast 21 °C71 °F / 4 °C40 °F159 W2415 2%
Tomorrow12 Nov
Drizzle
Drizzle 14 °C58 °F / 7 °C44 °F2817 WNW4528 14%
Friday13 Nov
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy 12 °C54 °F / 3 °C38 °F2012 NW4125 0%
Saturday14 Nov
Clear sky
Clear sky 12 °C54 °F / 1 °C34 °F1610 NW3823 0%

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