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Makalu Weather Forecast
Central Nepal Himalaya · NepalIssued: 10 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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7 Makalu Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 7150 | 6350 | 6200 | 6200 | 6250 | 6200 | 6200 | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | 6250 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -24 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -25 |
min °C | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 |
chill °C | -33 | -34 | -32 | -24 | -36 | -34 | -32 | -27 | -36 | -39 | -40 | -41 | -36 | -42 | -42 | -36 |
Freezing level m | 4300 | 4700 | 4550 | 4250 | 4600 | 4300 | 4300 | 4550 | 4200 | 3800 | 4300 | 3900 | 3750 | 4400 | 3900 | 3800 |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
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Makalu Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Makalu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
Makalu Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
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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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