– Lat/Long: 27.88° N 87.08° E
Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 4 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 4 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 6300 | 6750 | 6700 | 6200 | 6750 | 6950 | 7350 | 6550 | 6300 | 8400 | 6500 | 6550 | 6600 | |||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -20 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -24 |
min °C | -21 | -20 | -24 | -25 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -25 |
chill °C | -34 | -32 | -24 | -30 | -32 | -34 | -34 | -37 | -39 | -33 | -36 | -36 | -32 | -34 | -32 | -32 | -30 | -34 |
Freezing level m | 5250 | 5000 | 4700 | 5050 | 4750 | 4600 | 4800 | 4550 | 4450 | 4750 | 4500 | 4350 | 4750 | 4600 | 4500 | 4900 | 4700 | 4600 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue 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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Tingri | |||||
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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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