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** Lake water temperatures are in the upper 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 in the morning then becoming partly cloudy with a slight chance for isolated thunderstorms after 5 P.M. - chance for rain is 20%.
High: 80 degrees.
Wind: West at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 20% after 5 P.M.
** The UV Index today is 7 which is HIGH, meaning you can sunburn in 20 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 - chance for rain is 20% - temperatures in the mid 70s with West winds at 7 to 14 mph - sunset is 8:27 P.M.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the area - chance for rain is 20% through 12 A.M. then 60% after 12 A.M.
Low: 62 degrees.
Wind: South 6 to 12 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 20% through 12 A.M. then 60% 12 A.M. to sunrise Friday.
FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thundesrtorms at times - some of the storms could produce brief heavy downpours - chance for rain all day is 60%.
High: 74 degrees.
Wind: South winds at 6 to 12 mph.
Chance for rain: 0%.
7 P.M. Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the area - chance for rain is 60% - temperatures will be in the low 70s - sunset Friday evening is 8:26 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
SATURDAY.........................................................76...Cloudy until noon with a slight chance for morning showers then partly cloudy in the afternoon - chance for rain is 50% before 8 A.M. then 30% until noon and 10% in the afternoon.
SUNDAY...............................................................80....Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant.
MONDAY...............................................................80....Sunny to partly cloudy with a chance for isolated thunderstorms in the late afternoon and early evening - chance for rain is 20% after 5 P.M.
Average high through the extended period is 79 degrees and the average low is 57 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....80 degrees
Average low:.....57 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:05 A.M.
Sunset:....8:27 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 8/11/2011
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.