Lake Lanier today

Lake Lanier right now: there's a light breeze from the east at 10 km/h6 mph and it's 23 °C73 °F and light rain.

Updated 09:17 local time, Saturday 12 September

Water temperature

Not measured yet

We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.

Wind now

10 km/h6 mph

From the east, gusts 15 km/h9 mph. 5 knots, a light breeze.

Air

23 °C73 °F

Light rain.

Water level

324.62 m1065.03 ft

Below normal for this date. Reservoir surface elevation, down 0.14 m0.47 ft over 7 days. USGS, 1 hour ago.

Lake Lanier water level today

Lake Lanier is below normal for 12 September: 324.62 m1065.03 ft against a median of 325.51 m1067.94 ft for this date, measured over 20 years (2007–2026). On this date the level has ranged from 321.59 m1055.09 ft to 326.80 m1072.18 ft.

Water level	324.62 m1065.03 ft
Median for 12 September	325.51 m1067.94 ft
Difference from normal	Down 0.89 m2.91 ft
Range on this date	321.59 m1055.09 ft to 326.80 m1072.18 ft
Reading from	1 hour ago

Source: USGS. 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 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.

09:0095gusts 127 E

12:0032gusts 127 N

15:00106gusts 1711 WSW

18:0063gusts 149 SW

21:0053gusts 74 S

00:0021gusts 43 NE

03:0043gusts 53 S

06:0063gusts 138 WSW

Four-day forecast

Day	Weather	High / low	Wind	Gusts	Rain
Today12 Sep Heavy showers	Heavy showers	26 °C78 °F / 22 °C72 °F	106 SSE	1811	59%
Tomorrow13 Sep Light drizzle	Light drizzle	30 °C87 °F / 20 °C69 °F	117 W	2616	3%
Monday14 Sep Overcast	Overcast	35 °C96 °F / 21 °C69 °F	106 N	2818	1%
Tuesday15 Sep Overcast	Overcast	31 °C89 °F / 21 °C71 °F	1912 E	4528	4%

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