Lake Temperatures

Lake Erie

The reported Lake Erie water temperature is taken at the Buffalo Water Treatment Plant located on Lake Erie at the entrance to the Niagara River. The reading is taken at a depth of 30 feet. This data is unofficial.

Lake Ontario

The reported Lake Ontario water temperature is taken at the Monroe County Water Treatment Plant near Greece, N.Y. The temperatures is measured at the intake pipes about 1500 feet offshore at a approximate depth of 35 feet. The Lake Ontario temperature occasionally may not be representative of the surface temperature due to upwelling. This process, more common during the summer months, brings colder water from the deeper parts of the lake toward the surface near the temperature sensor. The surface water may be significantly warmer. This data is unofficial.

Latest Lake Temperatures

1034 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020 The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

1034 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020 The water temperature off Rochester is 64 degrees.

Monthly Lake Erie Temperatures
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Historical Lake Erie Temperatures (Unofficial Normals and Extremes)

The daily lake temperatures for Lake Erie off Buffalo and for Lake Ontario off Rochester are included in the Nearshore Marine Forecast.

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NearShore Marine Forecast

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LEZ020-152115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Becoming mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear,
then becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

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LOZ030-152115-
Lower Niagara River-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-152115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-152115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-152115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 64 degrees.

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LOZ045-152115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
124 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mainly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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