*** A hot day ahead for Ruttgers with temps in the low 90s and heat index values of 100 degrees - perfect day to be on or in Bay Lake :)
** Lake water temperatures are in the 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: Hazy, hot and humid.
High: 90 degrees - heat index values 95 to 100 degrees - humid ( dew point temperatures in the sticky mid to upper 60s )
Wind: East-Southeast winds at 4 to 8 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 0%.
** The UV Index today is 8, which is HIGH, meaning you can sunburn in 15 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Clear skies with temperatures in the upper 80s and winds will be from the East-Southeast at 3 to 6 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:32 P.M. - chance for rain is 0%.
TONIGHT: Clear early then incresaing clouds after midnight with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm by sunrise Tuesday - areas of patchy fog developing after midnight.
Low: 70 degrees.
Wind: Light Winds.
Chance for rain tonight: 20% then 20% by sunrise Tuesday.
TUESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy and humid with scattered thunderstorms at times mainly in the late afternoon and evening - some of the storms in the afternoon and evening could be Severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall.
High: 86 degrees ( dew point temperatures will be very humid in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees ).
Wind: Southeast winds at 6 to 12 mph but higher gusts near thunderstorms.
Chance for rain: Chance for rain is 30% from sunrise ( 6:06 A.M. ) to 2 P.M. then 60% 2 P.M. to 7 P.M. then 90% the rest of the evening through Wednesday morning.
7 P.M. Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the area and some could be Strong - temperatures will be in the low 80s with dew point temperatures in the humid upper 60s. Winds will be from the East-Southeast at 6 to 12 mph with higher gusts near thunderstorms. Chance for rain is 90%. Sunset Tuesday night is 8:31 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
WEDNESDAY...................................87...Partly cloudy and humid with spotty thunderstorms especially in the morning - chance for rain is 60% in the morning and 20% in the afternoon.
THURSDAY.....................................87...Sunny to partly cloudy and humid.
FRIDAY............................................85...Partly to mostly cloudy and humid with scattered thunderstorms at times - some of the storms could be Strong - chance for rain is 40% in the morning then 70% in the afternoon and 90% in the evening.
SATURDAY......................................79...Cloudy with scattered showers in the morning then partly cloudy, breezy and less humid in the afternoon - chance for rain is 80% in the morning and 20% in the afternoon.
SUNDAY..........................................75...Partly cloudy and much lower humidity.
Average high through the extended period is 79 degrees and the average low is 56 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....80 degrees
Average low:.....57 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:05 A.M.
Sunset:....8:32 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 8/09/2010
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.
