Current water temperature

Cheney Reservoir Water Temperature Today

Latest public-sensor reading, recent temperature movement and weather context for trip planning.

Water temperature71.1 °FUSGS • Oct 7, 3:15 PM UTC
24-hour change+0.2 °FWarmer than 24 hours ago
7-day change-3.1 °Fcooling
Air temperature68 °FClear
Temperature trend

Last seven days

-3.1 °F
70.7 °F7 days75.9 °F

Source: U.S. Geological Survey monitoring station ↗. Sensor readings can be provisional.

What the trend means

Is Cheney Reservoir warming or cooling?

Across the available seven-day sensor series, Cheney Reservoir is cooling. The net measured change is -3.1 °F.

Water temperature is highly local. Sun exposure, wind, inflow, depth, current, dam releases and time of day can all produce different readings around the same lake. Treat this as a monitored point, not a claim that every part of the lake is exactly the same temperature.

Weather context

What the next few days look like

This Afternoon86°FSunnySSW 0 to 3 mph
Tonight63°FClearESE 5 mph
Thursday84°FSunnySE 5 to 9 mph
Thursday Night63°FClearS 9 mph
Friday83°FSunnySSW 8 to 16 mph
Friday Night65°FClearS 15 mph
Questions people ask

Cheney Reservoir water-temperature FAQ

What is the water temperature at Cheney Reservoir right now?

The latest matched USGS water-temperature reading is 71.1 °F, timestamped Oct 7, 3:15 PM UTC.

Is Cheney Reservoir getting warmer or colder?

Across the available seven-day sensor series, the water is cooling, with a net change of -3.1 °F.

Why can Cheney Reservoir water temperature differ from another website?

Water temperature varies by location, depth, time of day, wind, inflow and sensor placement. This page reports the matched public sensor and its timestamp rather than blending unrelated measurements.

Is the reported water temperature the whole-lake temperature?

No. It is a point measurement from a monitoring location. Large lakes can have meaningful temperature differences between coves, channels, shorelines, depths and open water.