Roger Hill's Lake Champlain Marine Forecast...Moon Phase

central Lake Champlain looking southwest from Burlington Vermont and high peaks across in the Adirondacks looking northwest from UVM Burlington at the lake and across to the northern sloping Adirondacks... Colchester's Malletts Bay Mallets Bay Colchester looks east
Looking northeast from Keeler Bay South Hero central Lake Champlain looking east from Westport New York toward Addison county Vermont

Current Temperatures click for previous observations Plattsburg Temperature click for previous observationsBurlington Temperature

Tuesday May 13 Headline --- Cool northerly flow Tuesday will end with light and variable to southerly flow Wednesday as ridge of higher pressure crests and moves east late Wednesday ahead of cold front Thursday.

The Lake Champlain lake level was at 99.23 feet at 8 AM in Burlington and slowly falling. Water temperature 45 degrees fluctuating but mostly upward.

Today: North winds 10 to occasionally 20 kts. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Tonight: North winds 5 to 15 kts. Waves 1 to occasionally 2 ft broad part of the lake.

Tomorrow: Light and varaible winds becoming southerly 10 kts in the afternoon

The outlook for Thursday – Moderate southwest winds and waves shifting to northwest in the afternoon.

Also see New 4KM WRF Lake modeling hour by hour (use browser zoom level for best results)

Reading the Sky

Northern Lake Champlain looking west  from Phillipsburg Quebec


looks east from NewYork

looking east

looking west

looks west from Vermont


This forecast will updated each weekday morning 7 to 8 AM. This forecast is aired over Classic Vermont WCVT 101.7 FM

Lake level... and surface water temperature

USGS Gage at Burlington VT (near real-time)

Site location USGS in Burlington

Other Current Lake Champlain Readings

USGS Gage at Rouse's Pt NY (near real-time)

USGS Gage north of Whitehall NY (near real-time)

During Lake Flooding Click Here for the latest Statement.


Observational Data from Colchester Reef - click here for location

Colchester Reef Past Hour Data
Colchester Reef 24 Hour Data

Observational Data From Diamond Island - click here for location

Diamond Island Past Hour Data

Diamond Island 24 Hour Data

Return to Weathering Heights home page