Makalu
Weather Forecast, Nepal

 

Days 0-3 Makalu Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 3-6 Makalu Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 6-9 Makalu Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
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snow showers
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Wind km/h
50 W50
50 WSW50
45 WSW45
50 WSW50
50 WSW50
50 WSW50
60 WSW60
55 WSW55
55 WSW55
50 W50
45 WSW45
50 W50
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55 WSW55
65 WSW65
55 WSW55
60 WSW60
60 SW60
45 WSW45
45 W45
20 W20
30 NW30
60 NW60
30 WNW30
45 NW45
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 - 3 1 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 13 8 4 - - - - - -
High °C
-17 -16 -16 -17 -16 -15 -15 -15 -15 -14 -11 -11 -10 -8 -8 -9 -8 -8 -9 -10 -12 -15 -15 -15 -14 -11 -11
Low °C
-17 -16 -16 -17 -16 -15 -16 -15 -15 -15 -13 -11 -10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -10 -10 -13 -16 -16 -16 -16 -12 -12
Chill °C
-30 -30 -29 -31 -30 -29 -29 -29 -29 -27 -23 -23 -22 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -20 -23 -25 -28 -24 -24 -26 -21 -22
Freezing level m
2750 3300 3000 2650 3150 3000 2650 3150 2750 2800 3700 3450 3600 4150 3850 3800 4150 3800 3750 3900 3100 2750 3100 2750 2900 3900 3650
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Sunrise
- 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:41 - - 6:41 - - 6:41 -
Sunset
- - 5:01 - - 5:01 - - 5:01 - - 5:02 - - 5:02 - - 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:05

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Makalu at the specific elevation of 5500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Makalu. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Nepal.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tingri-Shekar or Dingri or Dhingri ( 定日)
83 km N
4302m alt.
2 hours ago
-13.5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Kathmandu International Airport
171 km WSW
1337m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Low: few
Pagri
197 km E
4301m alt.
2 hours ago
-16.2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Xigazê or Rikaze ( 日喀则)
232 km NE
3837m alt.
2 hours ago
-11.2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Bhagalpur
294 km S
49m alt.
2 hours ago
16.0° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: scattered

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Makalu and within an acceptable time window.

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