Saturday, August 20, 2011

Saturday August 20, 2011

Check out your daily Ruttger's weather forecast from me KSTP Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas!

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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: A mix of clouds and sun with a chance for a 20 minute shower or sprinkle at anytime now through 7 P.M. then just a slight chance for some sprinkles this evening - chance for rain is 50% through 7 P.M. then 20% after 7 P.M.

High: 74 degrees.

Wind: Northwest at 8 to 16 mph.

Chance for Rain today: 50% now through 7 P.M. then 20% 7 P.M. through 12 A.M.

** 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 cloudy with a slight chance for a brief light shower or sprinkle but mainly dry - chance for rain is 20% - temperatures around 70 with Northwest winds at 7 to 14 mph - sunset is 8:16 P.M.




TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a few sprinkles possible overnight - chance for rain is 20%.

Low: 54 degrees.

Wind: Northwest 4 to 8 mph.

Chance for rain tonight: 20%.




SUNDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant.

High: 76 degrees.

Wind: West winds at 6 to 12 mph.

Chance for rain: 0%.

7 P.M. Partly cloudy with temperatures around 70 degrees - sunset Sunday evening is 8:15 P.M.




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

MONDAY...................................................................79...Partly Cloudy.

TUESDAY..................................................................84...Partly cloudy, breezy and more humid with a chance for spotty thunderstorms at anytime and a few storms could be Strong - chance for rain is 60%.

WEDNESDAY................................................................80...Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning then partly cloudy and less humid in the afternoon.

THURSDAY.................................................................77...Partly cloudy and pleasant.

FRIDAY...................................................................76...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.

Average high through the extended period is 76 degrees and the average low is 54 degrees.




Bay Lake Climate Data for today.

Average high:....78 degrees

Average low:.....55 degrees.

Sunrise:...6:15 A.M.

Sunset:....8:16 P.M.

Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 8/20/2011




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.