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** Lake water temperatures are in the low 60s 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
** Best Fall color in 10 years expected this year in Bay Lake area! 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: Mainly cloudy with some peeks of sun and breezy.
High: 59 degrees.
Wind: Southeast 9 to 18 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 0%.
** The UV Index today is 3 which is LOW meaning sunburn not likely.
7 P.M. Weather: Cloudy skies - temperatures in the mid 50s and winds from the Southeast at 8 to 16 mph - sunset is 7:20 P.M.
TONIGHT: Cloudy with scattered showers developing after 3 A.M. - chance for rain after 3 A.M. is 50% and 60% by sunrise.
Low: 48 degrees.
Wind: South at 7 to 14 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 50% after 3 A.M. then 60% after 6 A.M.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly from the morning into the mid afternoon then decreasing odds for rain in the late afternoon - chance for rain is 80% after 8 A.M. through 2 P.M. then 60% 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. and 30% after 4 P.M.
High: 58 degrees.
Wind: South at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for rain: 80% 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. then 60% 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. then 30% 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. and less than 10% after 7 P.M.
7 P.M. Decreasing clouds - chance for rain is 10% - temperatures in the mid 50s with winds from the West at 6 to 12 mph - sunset Sunday evening is 7:18 P.M.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
MONDAY........................................................72...Patchy morning fog then sunny and warmer.
TUESDAY.......................................................64...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning then windy with scattered showers in the afternoon - chance for rain is 70%.
WEDNESDAY.....................................................55...Cloudy and cool with scattered rain showers and breezy conditions.
THURSDAY......................................................58...A mix of clouds and sun.
FRIDAY........................................................68...Cool start with scattered frost then warmer in the afternoon with sunny skies.
SATURDAY......................................................70...Partly cloudy and warmer.
SUNDAY........................................................72...Nice
Average high through the extended period is 66 degrees and the average low is 44 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....68 degrees
Average low:.....46 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:52 A.M.
Sunset:....7:20 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KSTP 9/17/2011
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.
