– Lat/Long: 27.88° N 87.08° E
Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 4 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 4 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | |||||||||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -23 |
min °C | -22 | -21 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -24 |
chill °C | -40 | -39 | -42 | -42 | -40 | -40 | -42 | -39 | -43 | -44 | -41 | -42 | -41 | -38 | -40 | -40 | -42 |
Freezing level m | 4350 | 4100 | 4550 | 4300 | 4200 | 4650 | 4300 | 4100 | 4600 | 4200 | 4000 | 4600 | 4300 | 4150 | 4650 | 4250 | 3950 |
 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).
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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