** Lake water temperatures are in the low to mid 50s on Bay Lake right now and should warm close to 60 degrees by May 25. Usually 70 degree lake water is the point in which it is safe to swim and that temperature is often reached in June then lake water temperatures reach highest levels of about 80 degrees in July.
The average temperature at Bay Lake in May goes from an average high of 70 degrees and an average low of 45 degrees on May 20th to an average high of 76 degrees and average low of 54 degrees on June 20th. Jonathan Yuhas
TODAY: Sunny and pleasant.
High: 78 degrees.
Wind: East-Southeast at 4 to 8 mph.
Chance for Rain and Snow today: 0%.
** The UV Index today is 7, which is HIGH, meaning you can sunburn in 20 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block.
7 P.M. Weather: Clear skies - temperatures will be in the mid 70s with East-Southeast winds at 3 to 6 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:38 P.M.
TONIGHT: Clear skies with some patchy ground fog possible late.
Low: 48 degrees.
Wind: Light Winds.
Chance for rain tonight: 0%.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny and warm!
High: 78 degrees.
Wind: Southeast at 4 to 8 mph.
Chance for rain and snow: 0%.
7 P.M. Clear skies - temperatures will be in the mid 70s with Southeast Winds at 4 to 8 mph. Sunset is 8:39 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
THU........................74.......Morning sun then partly cloudy.
FRI........................74.......Partly cloudy and breezy with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm after 10 P.M. - chance for rain after 10 P.M. is 10%.
SAT........................76.......Partly cloudy and breezy.
SUN........................78.......Partly cloudy with a chance for scattered thunderstorms after 2 P.M. - some of the storms could be Strong - chance for rain after 2 P.M. is 40%.
Average high through the extended period is 70 degrees and the average low is 45 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....70 degrees
Average low:.....44 degrees.
Sunrise:...5:39 A.M.
Sunset:....8:38 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 5/18/2009
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.
