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** Lake water temperatures are in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees at Bay Lake.
The average temperature at Bay Lake in September goes from an average high of 73 degrees and an average low of 51 degrees on September 1st to an average high of 63 degrees and average low of 41 degrees on September 30th. Jonathan Yuhas KSTP
** Fall color starts to show around Bay Lake in September with the Sugar Maples showing the first bright reds and oranges around mid September and peaking the last few days of September into early October. The best time for peak colors at Bay Lake are around the first few days of October but pockets of fall color linger into mid October.
TODAY: Partly cloudy, breezy and humid with a chance for thunderstorms mainly in the late afternoon and evening - some of the storms have the potential to be strong with hail and high winds - chance for rain is 30% at anytime.
High: 87 degrees ( humid with heat index values in the low 90s with +70 degree dew points )
Wind: South at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 30% at anytime.
** The UV Index today is 5 which is MODERATE, meaning you can sunburn in 30 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance for isolated thunderstorms in the area - chance for rain is 30% - temperatures in the mid 80s - chance for rain is 40% - sunset is 7:57 P.M.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with a slight chance for thunderstorms and some could be Strong with gusty winds and heavy downpours - chance for rain is 40% 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. then 60% 9 P.M. through sunrise Friday.
Low: 65 degrees.
Wind: South winds at 8 to 16 mph shifting to the Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 40% 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. then 60% 9 P.M. through sunrise Friday.
FRIDAY: Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning then becoming partly cloudy, breezy and cooler in the afternoon with a slight chance for showers - chance for rain is 60% before noon and 20% during the afternoon.
High: 73 degrees ( dew points will fall from the humid low 60s around sunrise into the non-humid upper 40s by the late afternoon ).
Wind: Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts in the morning hours.
Chance for rain: 60% before noon and 20% the rest of the day.
7 P.M. Partly cloudy, breezy and cooler - winds will be from the Northwest at 6 to 12 mph - sunset Friday evening is 7:55 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
SATURDAY...................................................................71...Partly cloudy with a chance for showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening - chance for rain is 30%.
SUNDAY.....................................................................65...Partly to mostly cloudy and cool with a slight chance for some spotty showers - chance for rain is 30% - lows by Monday morning in the low 40s.
MONDAY LABOR DAY...........................................................68...Partly cloudy and cool for early September.
Average high through the extended period is 72 degrees and the average low is 50 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....73 degrees
Average low:.....51 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:33 A.M.
Sunset:....7:57 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 9/01/2011
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.
