Friday, September 17, 2010

Friday September 17, 2010

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** Lake water temperatures are in the upper 50s 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 September at Bay Lake the average high is 74 degrees and the average low is 53 degrees on September 1st then an average high of 69 degrees and average low of 46 degrees on September 15th and an average high of 63 degrees and average low of 40 degrees on September 30th.

Fall color around the Bay Lake area shows up by mid September with Sugar Maples often showing peak color by September 20th - the best Fall color in the Bay Lake area is usually from September 28 through October 4 but good color still lingers up until October 10th. Jonathan Yuhas



TODAY: Decreasing clouds in the afternoon.

High: 60 degrees.

Wind: Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Chance for Rain today: 10%.


** The UV Index today is 3, which is LOW - meaning you can sunburn in 60 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.

7 P.M. Weather: Partly cloudy - temperatures in the mid 50s and winds from the Northwest at 4 to 8 mph. Sunset tonight is 7:20 P.M. - chance for rain is 0%.





TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cool.

Low: 40 degrees.

Wind: Northwest at 4 to 8 mph.

Chance for rain tonight: 0%.



SATURDAY: Partly cloudy and cool.

High: 58 degrees.

Wind: Northwest at 7 to 14 mph.

Chance for rain: 0% all day.

7 P.M. Partly cloudy - temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Winds will be from the Northwest at 6 to 12 mph. Sunset Saturday is 7:19 P.M. Chance for rain is 0%.






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

SUNDAY....................................................62...Sunny to partly cloudy - chance for rain is 0%.

MONDAY...................................................63...Cloudy and breezy with periods of rain and some thunder - chance for rain is 90%.

TUESDAY.................................................62...Cloudy with rain showers in the morning then breezy with some clearing in the afternoon.

Average high through the extended period is 68 degrees and the average low is 46 degrees.





Bay Lake Climate Data for today.

Average high:....68 degrees

Average low:.....46 degrees.

Sunrise:...6:55 A.M.

Sunset:....7:20 P.M.

Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 9/17/2010














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.