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Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 4 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 4 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 6500 | 6250 | 6200 | 6200 | 6250 | 6250 | 6350 | 6250 | 6250 | |||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 2 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -27 | -25 | -25 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 |
min °C | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -23 |
chill °C | -37 | -39 | -36 | -36 | -39 | -41 | -42 | -41 | -39 | -40 | -40 | -36 | -39 | -38 | -35 | -37 | -38 | -36 |
Freezing level m | 4500 | 4200 | 4050 | 4350 | 4050 | 3750 | 4350 | 4050 | 3850 | 4500 | 4150 | 3950 | 4600 | 4100 | 3900 | 4600 | 4150 | 4000 |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).
This table gives the weather forecast for Makalu at the specific elevation of 8462 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Baghdogra (in-af | | ||||
Paro International Airport | |||||
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* 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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