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

935 AM EDT Sun May 24 2020 The water temperature off Buffalo is 50 degrees.

935 AM EDT Sun May 24 2020 The water temperature off Rochester is 44 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
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 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.

LEZ020-251515-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms early, then scattered
thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers Friday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 50 degrees.

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LOZ030-251515-
Lower Niagara River-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms early.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-251515-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms early, then scattered thunderstorms
late this morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-251515-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Patchy fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-251515-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers and
thunderstorms likely early, then scattered thunderstorms from
late morning on. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Patchy fog.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees.

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LOZ045-251515-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
408 AM EDT Mon May 25 2020

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
Showers and thunderstorms early, then scattered showers and
thunderstorms late this morning. Scattered thunderstorms early
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Patchy fog. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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