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Makalu Weather Forecast

Central Nepal Himalaya · Nepal

Issued: 10 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).
	Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	6250	6250	6200	6300	6300	6250	6300	6300	6250		6300	6200	6600	6250	6200	6250	6250	6250
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S
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cm	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	3	14	23	23	51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6
min °C	-7	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-6
chill °C	-13	-11	-11	-10	-11	-13	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-15	-16	-15

Freezing level m	5400	5450	5300	5550	5550	5350	5550	5450	5250	5500	5450	5150	5500	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350

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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Makalu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Tingri 83 km N 4300m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the S (14 kph at 180).	30 km
Gangtok 163 km ESE 1764m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Mist	Calm (2 kph at 140).	2 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong 165 km ESE 1399m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Mist -.	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: overcast
Kathmandu International Airport 171 km WSW 1306m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Moderate rain in the vicinity.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	7.0 km Low: few Mid: few High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af 182 km SE 126m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few High: broken
Pagri 197 km E 4490m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	No report.	Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	30 km
Jalpaiguri 220 km SE 83m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 140).	4 km Mid: overcast
Xigazê or Rikaze ( 日喀则) 232 km NE 3862m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	No report.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	30 km
Paro International Airport 238 km ESE 2235m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs) (20 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Dinajpur 294 km SSE 37m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	No report.	Calm (2 kph at 90).	7 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.