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Lat: -53.80 Lon: -67.75 Alt: 13m
Thu 05th August 02:00UTC
5°C / 41°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
81%
992mb
NW (12 mph/19 km/h)
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Lat: -54.80 Lon: -68.32 Alt: 16m
Thu 05th August 02:00UTC
9°C / 48°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
66%
990mb
SE (6 mph/9 km/h)
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Today and Tomorrow Forecast

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Thu 05
Aug		00:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 13 mph 3 / -8°F 76% 973 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 96%
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

ENE
ENE

12 / 18 mph 10 / -5°F 76% 971 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 41%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
06:00

NE
NE

13 / 15 mph 7 / -9°F 91% 970 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.04 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.04 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

17 / 36 mph 3 / -16°F 92% 972 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
Expect 0.05 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.05 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

11 / 22 mph 4 / -12°F 90% 974 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 98%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

9 / 19 mph 5 / -9°F 86% 973 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 54%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
58%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
18:00

NE
NE

4 / 9 mph 5 / -4°F 92% 970 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 77%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

NE
NE

5 / 10 mph 4 / -5°F 88% 966 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 66%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
70%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
Fri 06
Aug		00:00

E
E

8 / 16 mph -3 / -18°F 84% 961 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
03:00

ENE
ENE

9 / 10 mph 13 / 1°F 92% 956 mb
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 98%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.05 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.05 In
06:00

ENE
ENE

9 / 10 mph 11 / -1°F 92% 954 mb
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
Expect 0.09 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.09 In
09:00

NE
NE

8 / 9 mph 10 / -1°F 87% 953 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.03 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.03 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 9 mph 11 / -1°F 83% 954 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

9 / 10 mph 12 / 0°F 82% 957 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 98%
High level cloud: 65%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 8 mph 12 / 1°F 83% 958 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 92%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.00 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.00 In
21:00

NE
NE

3 / 4 mph 13 / 8°F 85% 959 mb
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 97%
High level cloud: 37%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
83%
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 -12°C, with a high for the week of -10°C expected on the evening of Friday 6th. The mean minimum temperature will be -19°C, dipping to its lowest on the evening of Saturday 7th at -20°C. Expect the week ahead to have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of snow. Predictions are Friday 7th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 5.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

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