Thursday, August 18, 2011

Thursday August 18, 2011

***Excellent weather for the Jazz weekend at Ruttgers this weekend!

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

Check the Ruttgers Facebook page too for updated weather.

** Lake water temperatures are in the 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 showers and thunderstorms possible during the afternoon - chance for rain is 30%.

High: 78 degrees( muggy ).

Wind: South at 8 to 16 mph.

Chance for Rain today: 30%.

** 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 to mostly cloudy with spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms in the area - chance for rain is 30% - temperatures in the mid 70s with South winds at 7 to 14 mph - sunset is 8:19 P.M.




TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the area - chance for rain is 30%.

Low: 62 degrees.

Wind: South 6 to 12 mph.

Chance for rain tonight: 30%.




FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy in the morning with a few passing showers in the area then partly cloudy and breezy in the afternoon - chance of rain before noon is 30%.

High: 76 degrees.

Wind: Northwest winds at 9 to 18 mph.

Chance for rain: 30% before noon then 0% in the afternoon and evening.

7 P.M. Partly cloudy with lighter winds and groovey temperatures around 70 degrees - sunset Friday evening is 8:18 P.M.




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

SATURDAY.................................................................76...Sunny to partly cloudy.

SUNDAY...................................................................76...Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant.

MONDAY...................................................................78...Partly Cloudy

Average high through the extended period is 77 degrees and the average low is 54 degrees.




Bay Lake Climate Data for today.

Average high:....78 degrees

Average low:.....55 degrees.

Sunrise:...6:12 A.M.

Sunset:....8:19 P.M.

Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 8/18/2011




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.