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** Lake water temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s 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 58 degrees on July 31st. Jonathan Yuhas
TODAY: Partly cloudy, hot and humid with a slight chance for isolated thunderstorms at anytime this afternoon and evening - some of the storms could be Severe with heavy downpours, hail and damaging winds - chance for rain is 40%.
High: 96 degrees (Heat Index 105 to 110)
Wind: SW at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 40%.
** The UV Index today is 9 which is HIGH, meaning you can sunburn in 10 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Partly cloudy with a chance for an isolated thunderstorms and some could be Severe - chance for rain is 40% - temperatures near 90 ( humid ) with Southwest winds at 10 to 20 mph - sunset is 8:56 P.M.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and humid with a chance for isolated thunderstorms and some could be Severe especially in the early evening - chance for rain is 40% before 12 A.M. and 20% after 1 A.M.
Low: 65 degrees.
Wind: West winds at 9 to 18 mph but higher gusts near thunderstorms.
Chance for rain tonight: 40% before 12 A.M. and 20% after 1 A.M.
THURSDAY: Perfect day with mostly sunny skies and less humid conditions.
High: 84 degrees ( dew points in the more comfortable mid 50s).
Wind: West widns at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain: 20% from 1 A.M. to 5 A.M.
7 P.M. Clear skies with temperatures around 80 degrees - sunset Thursday evening is 8:55 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
FRIDAY...............................................................87...Partly cloudy with a chance for scattered thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening - chance for rain is 30%.
SATURDAY.........................................................86...Partly cloudy with a chance for scattered thunderstorms and some of the afternoon and evening storms may be Severe - chance for rain is 50% in the morning and 70% in the afternoon and evening.
SUNDAY...............................................................80...Sunny to partly cloudy and lower humidity.
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:...5:43 A.M.
Sunset:....8:56 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 7/20/2011
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.
