** Lake water temperatures are in the mid to upper 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: Partly Cloudy, breezy and cool.
High: 74 degrees.
Wind: West-Northwest winds at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 0%.
** 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: Partly cloudy sweatshirt weather with a cool breeze - temperatures will be near 70 degrees and winds will be from the West-Northwest at 9 to 18 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:24 P.M. - chance for rain is 0%.
TONIGHT: Clear and cool with decreasing winds.
Low: 48 degrees.
Wind: Light winds.
Chance for rain tonight: 0%.
TUESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy with low humidity.
High: 77 degrees.
Wind: Southwest winds at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain: Chance for rain is 0%.
7 P.M. Clear to partly cloudy and pleasant - temperatures will be in the mid 70s. Winds will be from the Southwest at 6 to 12 mph. Chance for rain is 0% but a 20% for an isolated shower after 10 P.M. Sunset Tuesday is 8:23 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
WEDNESDAY..............................76...Muggy with a mix of clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms at times - chance for rain is 50% in the morning and 70% in the afternoon and evening.
THURSDAY................................76...Humid with partly to mostly cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms at times especially in the afternoon and evening - some of the storms could be Strong. Chance for rain is 50% all day and 70% in the evening.
FRIDAY.....................................74...Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms until noon then some afternoon sun with a chance for spotty showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance for rain is 80% in the morning and 50% in the afternoon.
SATURDAY..............................82...Partly cloudy and muggy with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm. Chance for rain is 30%.
SUNDAY..................................85...Partly cloudy, breezy and humid.
Average high through the extended period is 79 degrees and the average low is 56 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....79 degrees
Average low:.....56 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:13 A.M.
Sunset:....8:24 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 8/16/2010
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.
