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Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 4 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 4 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||
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 | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 6250 | 6250 | 6500 | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | 6350 | 6450 | 6400 | 6350 | 6250 | 6250 | 6300 | 6200 | 6300 | 6300 | ||
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 cm | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 |
chill °C | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -23 | -24 | -27 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -27 |
Freezing level m | 5450 | 5500 | 5300 | 5450 | 5500 | 5300 | 5500 | 5450 | 5300 | 5600 | 5500 | 5350 | 5500 | 5500 | 5250 | 5500 | 5450 | 5300 |
 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -18°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.
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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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