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** Lake water temperatures are in the low to mid 70s on Bay Lake right now. Usually 70 degree lake water is the point in which it is safe to swim - lake water temperatures at Bay Lake reach highest levels of about 80 degrees in early August.
During the month of August at Bay Lake the average high is 81 degrees and the average low is 58 degrees on August 1st then an average high of 79 degrees and average low of 56 degrees on August 15th and an average high of 74 degrees and average low of 53 degrees on August 31st. Jonathan Yuhas
TODAY: Mostly sunny, windy and warm.
High: 84 degrees ( dew point temperatures in the non-humid mid 50s ).
Wind: South winds at 12 to 24 mph.
Chance for Rain 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 even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Clear skies - temperatures in the low 80s and gusty winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:08 P.M. - chance for rain is 0%.
TONIGHT: Clear skies and breezy conditions.
Low: 63 degrees.
Wind: South at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 0%.
SATURDAY: Sunny, windy and warm.
High: 85 degrees ( dew point temperatures near 60 degrees - muggy ).
Wind: South winds at 11 to 22 mph.
Chance for rain: 0%.
7 P.M. Clear skies and breezy conditions - temperatures will be in low 80s. Winds will be from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Sunset Saturday is 8:06 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
SUNDAY..........................................85...Partly cloudy with a 20% of spotty thunderstorms in the late evening.
MONDAY...........................................85...Partly cloudy and humid with scattered thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening - chance for rain is 30% in the late afternoon and 50% in the evening.
TUESDAY.........................................80...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms - some of the storms could be Strong - chance for rain is 80% all day.
Average high through the extended period is 74 degrees and the average low is 53 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....74 degrees
Average low:.....54 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:27 A.M.
Sunset:....8:08 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 8/27/2010
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.