TODAY: Increasing clouds during the afternoon with breezy conditions and a chance for some spotty showers or sprinkles around noon then a chance for thunderstorms after 3 P.M. but most likely around 6 P.M. - some of the storms could be Severe with frequent lightning, heavy downpours, hail and high winds - chance for rain is 20% between 12 P.M. and 3 P.M. then 40% at 3 P.M. and 50% at 4 P.M. and 70% after 5 P.M. - chance for Severe Thunderstorms after 4 P.M. is 20% and the Severe Weather threat will end after 8 P.M.
High: 70 degrees.
Wind: Southeast 10 to 20 mph through 3 P.M. then becoming Southwest at 10 to 20 mph after 3 P.M. and West-Northwest at 10 to 20 mph after 7 P.M. but higher gusts likely near thunderstorms.
Chance for rain today: 20% from 12 P.M. to 3 P.M. then 40% at 3 P.M. and 50% at 4 P.M. and 70% after 5 P.M. through 8 P.M.
** The UV Index today is 6, which is MODERATE, meaning you can sunburn in 25 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms - a Strong to Severe thunderstorm is possible at 7 P.M. then non-Severe thunderstorms possibe through 9 P.M. - temperatures will be in the mid 60s but falling fast into the 50s with the rain and 40s later tonight - winds will be strong and gusty switching to the Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts at times. Sunset 8:36 P.M.
TONIGHT: Cloudy and much cooler with scattered showers through 3 A.M.
Low: 36 degrees.
Wind: Northwest 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts.
Chance for rain tonight: 80% through 12 A.M. then 30% 1 A.M. through 6 A.M.
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SATURDAY: Cloudy, windy and cold in the morning then becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon but still breezy and very cool for mid May - a frost is likely by sunrise Sunday morning.
High: 52 degrees
Wind: Northwest 10 to 20 mph but higher gusts in the morning making for choppy lake waters - the winds will fall below 15 mph in the late afternoon.
Chance for rain: 30% 12 A.M. through 6 A.M. then 0% the rest of the day.
7 P.M. Clear and very cool - temperatures will be in the mid 40s with West-Northwest winds at 4 to 8 mph.
Lows by Sunday morning will be near 30 degrees at sunrise.
Extended Outlook:
SUN.....................60.......Sunny to partly cloudy - pleasant but cool for May.
MON.....................68.......Partly cloudy, breezy and warmer with a slight chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm - chance for rain is 20%.
Average high through the extended period is 69 degrees and the average low is 46 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....67 degrees
Average low:.....44 degrees.
Sunrise:...5:43 A.M.
Sunset:....8:36 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 5/15/2009
Click on the boxes below to view live radar data from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Duluth/Superior and Fargo/Grand Forks. The radars will indicate active areas of thunderstorms and rain near the Bay Lake/Brainerd areas - Bay Lake is about 20 miles southeast of Brainerd.
