Weather

"Red sky at morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors delight" is a very old weather predictor. Though there is some basis in science, we prefer to get our information from professional weather sources.

Here are some of our favorites...

What is the sailing weather on Lake Onalaska?

Our Weather Station

The weather station on our flagpole sends information to Ambient Weather with current conditions and graphs of the last 24 hours, not forecasts.

You can also read it in the box on the North end of the shelter.
Lax Sailing Club, La Crosse

National Weather Service

With their station at the LaCrosse Airport their info is very like the Lake Onalaska weather, current conditions are updated every hour with a history of the past 48 hours plus the

7-Day Forecast

Hourly Graph

This is the best hourly predictor of weather at Lake Onalaska from the National Weather Service.

NWS Hourly Graph

Water Levels

Lake Onalaska is part of the containment of Lock 7 on the Mississippi River. Guages are at the dam. The top of our bulkhead is at 641'.

Current Water Level

3 Days before 639.5

Here are observations from then Commodore Greg Martin, written in 2018, after historic flooding. It includes recommendations about

"When do I pull my boat?"

Wind

Here are some interesting wind maps:

wind

windy

wunderground

Mississippi River Flyway Camera

The Mississippi River Flyway Camera allows a live look at weather and wildlife on the Northwest shore of Lake Onalaska. The solar powered camera is operated year round by Raptor Resource.