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Wind               storm    | hurricane   | Height
m/s   1 5  10 15 | 20 25 30 | 35  40  45  | Base  C1    C2    C3    C4    Summ1 Summit2
Km/h  4 18 36 54 | 72 90 108| 126 144 162 | 6139  6748  7091  7499  8249  8854  9192  m
Kt    2 10 19 29 | 39 49 58 | 68  78  87  | 19009 21007 22132 23471 25932 27917 29025 ft

Daily weather forecasts provided by Explorersweb.com

Sent out daily to us by email, these forecasts are reproduced here.

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March 25
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Everest forecast - From SMHI and AdventureWeather.com
By ExplorersWeb
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Synopsis Everest 0326--0330 summit level

Jet:
Starting with a westerly jet over ME moving south. From Saturday the jet
will be situated from Pakistan via northern India to Bangladesh.

Summit:
9000 m: West 30-45 m/s, decreasing. From Saturday 15-20 m/s.
7500 m: West 20-28 m/s, decreasing. From Sunday 10-15 m/s.

Weather:
Starting Friday-Saturday with a minor ridge over north eastern
India-Nepal-Tibet and mainly dry conditions. However the ridge moves
away and is replaced by an upper low over Tibet causing more moist
conditions and some showers over ME later on in the period.
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Table for Mount Everest


Mars 25
06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6135   6734   7070   7469   8199   8785   9111
Wind(m/s)  260/11 260/14 260/15 260/17 260/24 260/34 260/39
Temp(C)       -10    -14    -16    -19    -24    -29    -31
Humid(%)        6      8      9     10     16     25     30


Mars 26
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6141   6742   7078   7475   8200   8782   9107
Wind(m/s)  240/10 250/11 250/13 260/14 270/24 270/36 260/41
Temp(C)        -9    -14    -17    -21    -26    -31    -33
Humid(%)       15     21     26     33     48     66     65


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6135   6734   7069   7468   8195   8779   9104
Wind(m/s)  260/10 260/13 260/15 260/16 260/22 260/30 260/36
Temp(C)       -11    -15    -17    -20    -26    -31    -33
Humid(%)       16     20     24     29     43     53     51



Mars 27
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6140   6740   7075   7471   8194   8776   9101
Wind(m/s)  230/09 240/10 240/11 250/12 260/18 260/26 260/31
Temp(C)       -10    -15    -18    -22    -28    -31    -32
Humid(%)       12     18     21     25     26     17     13


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6132   6725   7057   7452   8174   8755   9079
Wind(m/s)  250/09 260/11 250/12 250/13 250/14 250/19 250/24
Temp(C)       -13    -17    -20    -22    -27    -31    -33
Humid(%)       41     48     48     50     36     39     44



Mars 28
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6135   6725   7055   7445   8156   8728   9049
Wind(m/s)  220/07 230/08 230/08 240/08 260/10 260/15 260/18
Temp(C)       -13    -18    -21    -24    -30    -33    -35
Humid(%)       19     27     33     40     39     11     12


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6125   6706   7032   7419   8129   8701   9021
Wind(m/s)  240/06 250/06 260/06 260/07 260/06 260/06 260/07
Temp(C)       -17    -20    -22    -25    -29    -33    -35
Humid(%)       63     71     61     41     17     11     14



Mars 29
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6132   6715   7040   7425   8130   8698   9017
Wind(m/s)  210/07 220/07 230/07 250/06 270/08 270/10 280/13
Temp(C)       -14    -19    -22    -25    -30    -33    -35
Humid(%)       48     69     83     91     89     72     48


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6128   6706   7030   7414   8121   8693   9013
Wind(m/s)  220/05 280/04 260/04 260/05 310/04 320/05 310/08
Temp(C)       -15    -20    -22    -24    -28    -31    -33
Humid(%)       92     76     29     38     54     38     32



Mars 30
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6122   6697   7019   7402   8105   8672   8989
Wind(m/s)  300/05 300/05 290/04 280/04 260/06 260/10 270/14
Temp(C)       -18    -21    -23    -26    -30    -33    -36
Humid(%)       58     57     53     50     46     39     33


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6129   6708   7033   7419   8128   8700   9018
Wind(m/s)  250/06 280/08 280/09 290/10 320/09 330/10 320/12
Temp(C)       -16    -20    -22    -24    -28    -33    -35
Humid(%)       90     79     64     57     55     53     51



Mars 31
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6124   6701   7025   7409   8113   8681   8999
Wind(m/s)  260/06 270/09 260/09 260/09 260/10 270/13 280/17
Temp(C)       -17    -22    -24    -26    -31    -34    -36
Humid(%)       82     96     99     95     68     42     39


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6130   6713   7041   7431   8147   8723   9044
Wind(m/s)  250/06 280/08 280/11 290/15 300/23 300/30 300/34
Temp(C)       -15    -19    -20    -22    -27    -32    -34
Humid(%)       80     56     51     44     42     39     34



Apri  1
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6126   6707   7034   7421   8133   8705   9024
Wind(m/s)  280/07 270/09 270/11 270/14 280/20 280/29 280/32
Temp(C)       -16    -20    -22    -24    -29    -33    -36
Humid(%)       63     54     49     40     39     50     64








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