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** Lake water temperatures are in the low 70s at Bay Lake.
The average temperature at Bay Lake in July goes from an average high of 79 degrees and an average low of 56 degrees on July 1st to an average high of 80 degrees and average low of 57 degrees on July 31st. Jonathan Yuhas
*** Happy Independence Day 2011 ***
Great day ahead with the weather but be ready for some storms tonight after 11 P.M. and some of the storms could be Strong producing heavy rainfall and high gusty winds.
TODAY: Hazy sunshine and warm with humid conditions so better spends lots of time in the lake and pool.
High: 88 degrees ( dew points in the mid 60s will make it feel more like 90 )
Wind: South at 9 to 18 mph but some higher gusts during the afternoon.
Chance for Rain today: 0% through 10 P.M. then 50% after 11 P.M. and 90% after 12 A.M.
** 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: Sunny to partly cloudy with towering thunderheads and cirrus clouds building to the west - temperatures will be in the mid 80s with South winds at 8 to 16 mph. Sunset tonight is 9:06 P.M. - chance for rain is 0% at 7 P.M. then 50% at 11 P.M. and 90% after 12 A.M.
TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with thunderstorms developing after 11 P.M. - the storms will approach from the Northwest and could be Severe when first moving into the area with heavy rainfall and damaging straight line winds - the storms that would produce the high winds would be when the storms first roll into the area in the late evening early morning hours - the chance for severe thunderstorms this evening is 60% the main threat is heavy rainfall in a short period of time.
Low: 65 degrees.
Wind: West winds at 7 to 14 mph but higher gusts near thunderstorms.
Chance for rain tonight: 50% at 11 P.M. then 90% after midnight.
TUESDAY: Clouds and scattered thunderstorms until 9 A.M. then decreasing clouds and partly cloudy to sunny and less humid in the afternoon.
High: 82 degrees.
Wind: North at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain: 90% 12 A.M. to 6 A.M. then 60% 6 A.M. to 8 A.M. and less than 20% after 9 A.M.
7 P.M. Clear skies with temperatures near 80 degrees and Northwest winds at 6 to 12 mph - sunset Tuesday evening is 9:05 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
WEDNESDAY....................................................................82...Sunny to partly cloudy - chance for rain is 0%.
THURSDAY........................................................83...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered thunderstorms developing especially in the early evening - chance for rain is 0% before noon then 30% in the early afternoon and 70% after 4 P.M.
FRIDAY................................................................83...Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms until mid morning then partly cloudy to sunny with a chance for isolated thunderstorms late Friday night - chance for the rain is 40% until mid morning then 20% in the afternoon and 50% after 10 P.M.
SATURDAY.............................................................82...Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon - chance for rain is 60% in the morning and 20% in the afternoon.
SUNDAY...............................................................84...Partly cloudy with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm - chance for rain is 20%.
Average high through the extended period is 80 degrees and the average low is 56 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....79 degrees
Average low:.....56 degrees.
Sunrise:...5:31 A.M.
Sunset:....9:06 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 7/04/2011
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.
