Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Wednesday May 19, 2010

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Some warm days heading toward Ruttgers/Bay Lake starting over the weekend and continuing into next week - temperatures will be in the 80s and some spots in Minnesota could even see 90 degrees. Higher humidity and thunderstorms will also come along with the heat next week - some Strong storms are possible this upcoming Sunday and Monday near the Bay Lake area.

** 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: 79 degrees.

Wind: East-Southeast at 6 to 12 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 5 to 10 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:39 P.M.







TONIGHT: Clear skies with some patchy ground fog possible late.

Low: 48 degrees.

Wind: Light Winds.

Chance for rain tonight: 0%.



THURSDAY: Sunny, breezy and warm.

High: 80 degrees.

Wind: Southeast at 8 to 16 mph.

Chance for rain and snow: 0%.

7 P.M. Clear skies - temperatures will be in the mid 70s with Southeast Winds at 7 to 14 mph. Sunset is 8:41 P.M.






Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:

FRI........................73.......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........................80.......Partly cloudy and windy.

SUN........................85.......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:...5:38 A.M.

Sunset:....8:39 P.M.

Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 5/19/2009














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.