** 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 July.
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 with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm in the afternon - chance for rain is 10%.
High: 88 degrees - heat index low to mid 90s ( dew points in the very humid upper 60s )
Wind: West-Northwest winds at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 10% during the afternoon and evening but most areas staying dry.
** 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 to partly cloudy and humid - temperatures will be in the mid 80s with muggy conditions and winds will be from the Northwest at 3 to 6 mph. Sunset tonight is 8:39 P.M. - chance for rain is 10%.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm - some patchy fog will develop late.
Low: 65 degrees.
Wind: Light Winds.
Chance for rain tonight: 10%.
WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with spotty showers and thunderstorms - chance for rain is 30% during the day.
High: 83 degrees ( dew point temperatures will be humid in low 60s ).
Wind: West-Northwest winds at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain: Chance for rain is 30% in the morning and 40% in the afternoon and evening.
7 P.M. Partly to mostly cloudy wtih spotty thunderstorms in the area then turning less humid in the late evening with dew point temperatures dropping into the more comfortable upper 50s. Winds will be from the Northwest at 4 to 8 mph. Chance for rain is 40%. Sunset Wednesday night is 8:35 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
THURSDAY...............................80...Sunny and pleasant with low humidity.
FRIDAY.....................................80...Sunny in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon with a chance for thunderstorms in the late evening - chance for rain is 20% in the evening.
SATURDAY...............................83...Partly cloudy and more humid with spotty thunderstorms - chance for rain is 40%.
SUNDAY...................................85...Partly cloudy and humid with spotty thunderstorms - chance for rain is 40%.
Average high through the extended period is 80 degrees and the average low is 57 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....80 degrees
Average low:.....57 degrees.
Sunrise:...5:58 A.M.
Sunset:....8:39 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 8/03/2010
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.
