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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 30
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Everest forecast - From SMHI and AdventureWeather.com
By ExplorersWeb
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Synopsis Everest 0331--0404 summit level

Jet:
A westerly Jetstream mainly south of ME moving northwards and southwards
during period.

Summit:
9000 m: Wednesday west-northwest 5-10 m/s, during Thursday and Sunday
temporarily increasing to 20 m/s.
7500 m: West-northwest 5-10 m/s, during Wednesday and Friday maybe only
2-5 m/s.

Weather:
An upper low over Tibet causes moist weather at start and occasional
showers. A ridge will be staying rather still over Pakistan and western
India with some smaller areas of moist and precipitation passing north
of the ridge and then in direction towards ME.
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Table for Mount Everest


Mars 30
06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6127   6714   7042   7433   8147   8721   9041
Wind(m/s)  290/03 320/06 330/07 340/07 350/07 360/06 360/04
Temp(C)       -15    -19    -21    -23    -29    -33    -35
Humid(%)       44     47     53     64     89    100    100


Mars 31
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6135   6725   7055   7446   8160   8734   9054
Wind(m/s)  140/02 170/01 150/01 350/01 320/03 310/05 310/05
Temp(C)       -13    -18    -21    -24    -29    -33    -36
Humid(%)       67     92    100    100    100     86     83


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6130   6719   7051   7445   8165   8743   9065
Wind(m/s)  230/02 250/02 250/01 130/00 090/02 040/01 020/01
Temp(C)       -15    -18    -19    -22    -28    -32    -35
Humid(%)      100     63     50     60     72     71     76



Apri  1
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6139   6737   7071   7466   8189   8771   9095
Wind(m/s)  290/02 290/04 300/06 310/08 300/12 300/16 300/20
Temp(C)       -11    -16    -19    -22    -27    -31    -34
Humid(%)       42     63     78     91     84     80     74


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6135   6736   7073   7473   8203   8790   9116
Wind(m/s)  300/05 310/05 310/06 300/05 280/08 290/13 290/18
Temp(C)       -10    -14    -17    -20    -25    -29    -32
Humid(%)       33     39     47     54     63     64     63



Apri  2
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6137   6732   7065   7460   8186   8769   9094
Wind(m/s)  220/03 250/03 270/04 260/05 260/06 270/10 270/11
Temp(C)       -11    -16    -19    -21    -25    -30    -32
Humid(%)       77    100    100     97     91     77     61


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6132   6725   7058   7453   8177   8759   9083
Wind(m/s)  320/08 330/10 340/11 340/10 340/06 340/04 350/03
Temp(C)       -13    -16    -18    -21    -26    -30    -33
Humid(%)       90    100    100    100    100    100    100



Apri  3
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6137   6733   7067   7462   8184   8764   9087
Wind(m/s)  340/01 340/04 340/06 340/07 330/09 320/08 310/08
Temp(C)       -11    -16    -18    -22    -27    -31    -34
Humid(%)       95    100    100    100     72     62     61


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6137   6733   7068   7464   8190   8772   9096
Wind(m/s)  320/05 330/08 330/10 330/10 330/09 330/08 330/07
Temp(C)       -11    -15    -17    -20    -26    -30    -33
Humid(%)      100     99     93     87     86     62     55



Apri  4
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6134   6734   7069   7467   8194   8777   9101
Wind(m/s)  330/06 320/09 320/11 310/13 300/15 300/17 300/20
Temp(C)       -11    -15    -17    -21    -26    -31    -33
Humid(%)       41     39     37     34     24     23     24


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6136   6734   7069   7467   8195   8778   9103
Wind(m/s)  280/05 270/08 270/09 280/10 280/11 290/13 300/13
Temp(C)       -11    -15    -17    -20    -25    -30    -33
Humid(%)       89     37     26     16     10     14     17



Apri  5
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6132   6726   7059   7454   8176   8755   9077
Wind(m/s)  340/08 340/10 340/10 340/07 310/05 270/06 270/07
Temp(C)       -12    -16    -19    -22    -28    -32    -34
Humid(%)       58     47     44     52     71     82     69


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6137   6733   7067   7463   8185   8765   9088
Wind(m/s)  320/08 320/12 320/13 320/13 320/15 320/17 330/17
Temp(C)       -11    -15    -18    -21    -27    -31    -34
Humid(%)       51     46     57     68     75     64     60



Apri  6
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6133   6729   7063   7458   8181   8759   9082
Wind(m/s)  340/05 330/07 320/08 320/08 300/08 280/08 280/10
Temp(C)       -11    -16    -18    -22    -27    -32    -35
Humid(%)       36     48     55     63     73     90     81








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