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

Makalu Weather Forecast

Central Nepal Himalaya · Nepal
Issued: 4 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6600
6250
6200
6250
6250
6250
6300
6250
km/h
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
55
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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6
35
17
3
4
4
1
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
 chill °C
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-24
-25
-23
-23
-21
-24
-28
-29
-28
-28
-26
-27
-26
Freezing level m
4800
4750
4750
4900
4800
4550
4700
4450
4200
4750
4150
3850
4350
3800
3650
4400
3800
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-21-21-21-21-23-24-23-22-24-24-25-27-25-24-25-24-24-16-15-15-16-16-17-18-17-17-18-18-20-21-20-19-19-19-19-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-11-12-11-13-15-15-14-14-13-14-14-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-5-7-9-8-9-9-7-8-1021122011-21-1-4-2-3-4-1-3-587788686485253153114131315151314131014128121071297
Sunrise
6:05
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—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
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—
6:07
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—
6:07
—
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Sunset
—
5:15
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5:14
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5:13
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5:12
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5:10
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5:10
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Makalu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Makalu at the specific elevation of 6500 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Gangtok
163 km ESE
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
moderate rain
Rain
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
165 km ESE
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
171 km WSW
1306m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
182 km SE
126m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
220 km SE
83m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Paro International Airport
238 km ESE
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
294 km SSE
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
294 km S
49m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: overcast
298 km SE
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
320 km SE
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km

* 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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