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Lat: -53.80 Lon: -67.75 Alt: 13m
Fri 10th July 09:00UTC
-4°C / 25°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
93%
988mb
WNW (12 mph/19 km/h)
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Lat: -54.80 Lon: -68.32 Alt: 16m
Fri 10th July 09:00UTC
-1°C / 30°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
86%
986mb
W (6 mph/9 km/h)
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Today and Tomorrow Forecast

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 10
Jul		09:00

NE
NE

6 / 13 mph 13 / 3°F 71% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
12:00

NE
NE

5 / 10 mph 14 / 6°F 66% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 6 mph 26 / 21°F 63% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 49%
High level cloud: 64%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
51%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
18:00

S
S

1 / 2 mph 28 / 28°F 70% 1000 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 93%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

SW
SW

2 / 4 mph 22 / 20°F 73% 999 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
63%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
Sat 11
Jul		00:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 5 mph 15 / 11°F 73% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 82%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
03:00

SW
SW

2 / 3 mph 16 / 16°F 74% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
84%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
06:00

SW
SW

3 / 6 mph 15 / 10°F 74% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
09:00

SW
SW

1 / 2 mph 12 / 12°F 77% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 99%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 4 mph 11 / 11°F 79% 994 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 34%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
35%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
15:00

N
N

6 / 12 mph 14 / 5°F 75% 993 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 49%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
49%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
18:00

N
N

7 / 11 mph 24 / 17°F 75% 992 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

N
N

2 / 3 mph 24 / 22°F 86% 991 mb
Low level cloud: 63%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In

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The 2 day current weather summary for Rothera Point:

The forecast for Rothera Point in the coming week is predicting the average daytime maximum temperature will be around -5°C, with a high for the week of -2°C expected on the evening of Friday 10th. The mean minimum temperature will be -12°C, dipping to its lowest on the evening of Sunday 12th at -14°C. Expect the next week to have mostly dry days although Sunday 12th and Thursday 16th are likely to see a little snow. It looks like Sunday 12th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 2.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

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