Makalu weather
– Lat/Long: 27.88° N 87.08° E

NpMakalu
Weather Forecast, Nepal

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Issued: 10pm Thu 23 Mar Local Time
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

(Days 10-12):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Monday
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Tue
4
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Wind km/h
15
W
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W
10
WNW
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WNW
20
W
25
W
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20
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25
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WSW
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Snow
 cm
1 - 6 - - 2 - - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 3 2 10 1 - 5 - - 1
Rain
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Max °C
-13 -11 -11 -12 -9 -9 -12 -12 -12 -15 -13 -13 -16 -14 -14 -14 -13 -13 -12 -10 -10 -12 -10 -10 -12 -11 -10 -11 -11 -10 -12 -9 -9 -11 -11 -11
Min °C
-14 -12 -12 -13 -10 -11 -14 -12 -14 -16 -14 -14 -17 -15 -14 -16 -14 -13 -13 -11 -10 -13 -11 -11 -13 -11 -11 -14 -12 -11 -12 -10 -10 -13 -11 -12
 Feels °C
-20 -17 -16 -18 -17 -17 -21 -21 -20 -22 -21 -21 -23 -20 -20 -20 -20 -19 -20 -18 -17 -18 -16 -16 -19 -16 -15 -14 -17 -16 -18 -18 -18 -20 -19 -19
 Freezing Level m
3000 3800 3600 3150 4050 3600 3100 3850 3250 2800 3650 3200 2650 3550 3250 2700 3650 3250 3200 3900 3750 3150 4050 3650 3200 4000 3750 3550 3900 3600 3050 4050 3700 3050 3850 3450
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Sunrise
- 5:56 - - 5:54 - - 5:54 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - - 5:50 - - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:47 - - 5:46 - - 5:45 - - 5:43 -
Sunset
- - 6:08 - - 6:09 - - 6:09 - - 6:10 - - 6:12 - - 6:12 - - 6:13 - - 6:13 - - 6:14 - - 6:14 - - 6:15 - - 6:15

Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Makalu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Makalu Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tingri
83 km N
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
0.9° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 240).
30 km
171 km WSW
1306m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
7.0 km
Low: few
197 km E
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-2.1° C
moderate snow
Snow
30 km
232 km NE
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
5.5° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
18 km
294 km S
49m alt.
2 hours ago
23.4° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear

* 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.

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