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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

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Everest forecast - From SMHI and AdventureWeather.com By ExplorersWeb
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Synopsis Everest 0522-0526 summit level

Jet:
No jet in the ME-area this period.

Summit:
9000 m: Southwest 15 m/s, decreasing, from Sunday variable 5 m/s or
less. From Tuesday southwest 10-15 m/s.

7500 m:  Southwest 5-10 m/s, at times variable less than 5 m/s.

Weather:
Passing troughs from west will cause moist conditions and showers
throughout the period.

Monsoon:
Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of central
Bay of Bengal and some parts of North Bay of Bengal. Conditions are
favorable for further advance of Monsoon to southern parts of Karnataka.


Synopsis Annapurna 0522-0526

In general the same synopsis applies for the Annapurna region.
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Table for Mount Everest

May 21
06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6751   7093   7498   8243   8844   9181
Wind(m/s)  000/02 350/05 350/06 350/07 000/01 140/06 150/07
Temp(C)        -5     -9    -11    -13    -18    -21    -23
Humid(%)       87     73     73     78    100    100    100


May  22
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6748   7088   7494   8241   8846   9186
Wind(m/s)  050/02 050/02 040/01 230/01 230/09 240/16 240/18
Temp(C)        -7    -10    -12    -14    -16    -19    -21
Humid(%)      100    100    100    100    100    100     98


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6752   7095   7503   8252   8857   9195
Wind(m/s)  260/02 280/01 250/00 330/01 130/01 130/04 150/05
Temp(C)        -6     -9    -10    -13    -17    -20    -23
Humid(%)       97     93     98    100    100    100    100



May  23
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6143   6753   7098   7508   8261   8865   9203
Wind(m/s)  190/05 210/08 210/10 200/10 190/07 170/03 170/02
Temp(C)        -6     -8     -9    -11    -17    -21    -23
Humid(%)      100    100    100    100    100    100     99


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6753   7097   7506   8259   8866   9206
Wind(m/s)  260/01 190/01 170/01 150/03 130/03 090/01 280/01
Temp(C)        -7     -9    -11    -13    -17    -20    -22
Humid(%)       99     77     94     93     88     72     72



May  24
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6146   6758   7102   7511   8263   8872   9213
Wind(m/s)  180/06 180/04 180/04 180/03 190/04 230/04 240/05
Temp(C)        -5     -9    -11    -13    -17    -19    -22
Humid(%)      100    100     90     88     45     40     53


06pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6753   7098   7509   8263   8871   9210
Wind(m/s)  240/04 230/04 230/04 230/04 230/04 250/04 250/04
Temp(C)        -7     -9    -10    -12    -16    -20    -22
Humid(%)       78     56     56     59     67     68     57



May  25
06am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6145   6755   7098   7506   8256   8863   9202
Wind(m/s)  200/05 230/04 230/05 220/08 230/09 230/11 230/12
Temp(C)        -6    -10    -12    -13    -17    -20    -22
Humid(%)       93     69     70     32     42     52     50


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6144   6753   7096   7504   8255   8861   9201
Wind(m/s)  200/06 230/05 230/06 230/08 240/10 240/11 240/10
Temp(C)        -6     -9    -11    -13    -16    -19    -21
Humid(%)      100     45     50     25     23     26     23



May  26
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6138   6746   7088   7495   8241   8844   9182
Wind(m/s)  230/03 210/04 220/05 220/05 240/07 240/09 240/11
Temp(C)        -8    -10    -12    -14    -18    -21    -23
Humid(%)       36     36     35     35     37     34     32


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6145   6756   7099   7508   8257   8862   9200
Wind(m/s)  180/07 210/03 240/03 250/04 250/08 250/11 260/14
Temp(C)        -5     -9    -11    -13    -17    -21    -22
Humid(%)      100    100     62     59     29     35     35



May  27
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6141   6750   7094   7502   8250   8855   9193
Wind(m/s)  210/02 110/01 090/03 060/01 190/02 250/06 250/08
Temp(C)        -7    -10    -12    -14    -18    -21    -23
Humid(%)       27     35     40     33     35     38     40


12pm UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6146   6761   7107   7518   8273   8881   9220
Wind(m/s)  200/07 210/06 210/04 230/02 250/03 280/06 280/07
Temp(C)        -5     -8    -10    -12    -16    -20    -22
Humid(%)      100    100    100     77     53     34     30



May  28
12am UTC  Base   C1     C2     C3     C4     Summit1Summit2

Level(m)     6142   6754   7099   7510   8264   8872   9212
Wind(m/s)  270/02 210/02 220/02 240/02 250/04 270/05 270/05
Temp(C)        -7     -9    -11    -13    -17    -20    -22
Humid(%)       54     42     33     27     23     20     23









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