** Pockets of Fall color are now showing up around Bay Lake and by the last week of September many of the trees especially the Sugar Maple trees will be at peak conditions. The average best date for Fall color around Bay Lake is between October 1st and October 5th.
** Lake water temperatures are in the mid 60s on Bay Lake.
The average temperature at Bay Lake in September 1 goes from an average high of 73 degrees and an average low of 52 degrees on September 1st to an average high of 62 degrees and average low of 40 degrees on September 30th. Jonathan Yuhas
TODAY: Cloudy, cool and windy with some peeks of sun this afternoon.
High: 53 degrees.
Wind: Northwest at 16 to 32 mph.
Chance for rain today: 0%.
** The UV Index today is 2, which is LOW, meaning sunburn in not likely today.
7 P.M. Weather: Decreasing clouds and winds - temperatures will be in the upper 40s with Northwest winds at 10 to 20 mph. Sunset tonight is 7:00 P.M.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with decreasing winds.
Low: 34 degrees.
Wind: North at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 0%.
TUESDAY: Sunny and pleasant with lighter winds - scattered frost Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
High: 58 degrees.
Wind: Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance for rain: 0%.
7 P.M. Clear skies - temperatures will be in the mid 50s with light winds from the Northeast at 4 to 8 mph. Sunset is 6:59 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
WED........................60.......Scattered frost in the morning otherwise sunny and pleasant.
THU........................57.......Increasing clouds in the morning then cloudy with scattered showers in the afternoon and evening - chance for rain Thursday afternoon and evening is 60%.
FRI........................57.......Cloudy with scattered showers - chance for rain is 70%.
SAT........................56.......Cloudy with periods of rain - chance for rain is 70% all day.
SUN........................56.......Cloudy with a chance for a shower in the morning then slowly becomoing partly cloudy during the afternoon - chance for rain is 30% in the morning.
Average high through the extended period is 61 degrees and the average low is 41 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....62 degrees
Average low:.....41 degrees.
Sunrise:...7:07 A.M.
Sunset:....7:00 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 9/28/2009
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.