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Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 10 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 6250 | 6450 | 7450 | 7000 | 7300 | 6400 | 6250 | 6200 | 6200 | 6200 | 6200 | 6200 | 6300 | 6200 | 6200 | 6200 | ||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -27 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -24 |
min °C | -28 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -25 |
chill °C | -34 | -39 | -39 | -34 | -37 | -33 | -34 | -30 | -28 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -36 | -34 | -36 | -38 | -39 | -36 |
Freezing level m | 4750 | 4550 | 4350 | 4700 | 4400 | 4300 | 4700 | 4650 | 4250 | 4700 | 4450 | 4400 | 4550 | 4350 | 3900 | 4450 | 4200 | 3950 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
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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Gangtok | |||||
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Pakyong Airport- Pakyong | | ||||
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Baghdogra (in-af | | ||||
Tetulia-Panchagor |  | ||||
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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