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** Lake water temperatures are in the low to mid 70s at Bay Lake.
The average temperature at Bay Lake in August goes from an average high of 80 degrees and an average low of 58 degrees on August 1st to an average high of 73 degrees and average low of 51 degrees on August 31st. Jonathan Yuhas KSTP
TODAY: Sunny to partly cloudy with a slight chance for isolated thunderstorms after 4 P.M. - chance for rain after 4 P.M. is 20%.
High: 81 degrees ( muggy ).
Wind: South at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 20% now through 7 P.M. then 30% 7 P.M. through 9 P.M. and 70% after 9 P.M. through sunrise Tuesday.
** The UV Index today is 6 which is MODERATE, meaning you can sunburn in 25 minutes in the noon sun with out sun block even in cloudy conditions.
7 P.M. Weather: Partly cloudy with a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm - chance for rain is 20% - temperatures in the upper 70s with South winds at 7 to 14 mph - sunset is 8:14 P.M.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms especially after 11 P.M. - some of the storms could produce heavy downpours - chance for rain is 70% after 9 P.M.
Low: 64 degrees.
Wind: South 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 20%.
TUESDAY: A mix of clouds and sun with scattered showers and thunderstorms at times especically in the morning and afternoon - chance for rain is 70% before 2 P.M. and 50% 2 P.M. to 7 P.M. then less than 30% in the evening.
High: 85 degrees ( humid )
Wind: Southwest winds at 9 to 18 mph.
Chance for rain: 70% until 2 P.M. then 50% 2 P.M. through 7 P.M. then 30% in the evening.
7 P.M. Partly to mostly cloudy with spotty showers and thunderstorms in the area mainly to the east - chance for rain is 50% - winds will be from the West at 5 to 10 mph - sunset Tuesday evening is 8:12 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
WEDNESDAY................................................................79...A few clouds in the morning then partly cloudy to sunny, breezy and less humid.
THURSDAY.................................................................78...Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant.
FRIDAY...................................................................78...Increasing clouds with scattered thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and becoming likely in the evening - chance for rain is 40% during the day and 70% in the evening.
SATURDAY.................................................................76...A few clouds in the morning then breezy and becoming sunny with less humid conditions.
SUNDAY...................................................................75...Sunny in the morning then increasing clouds during the afternoon with a chance for showers and thunderstorms after 5 P.M. and becoming likely in the late evening - chance for rain is 20% 5 P.M. to 9 P.M. then 70% after 9 P.M.
Average high through the extended period is 76 degrees and the average low is 53 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....77 degrees
Average low:.....54 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:17 A.M.
Sunset:....8:14 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 8/22/2011
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.
