The forecasts are part of a
joint-venture project between Explorersweb, SMHI, and Weathernews Inc.. The forecasts are made
for Everest and K2, but apply also to other mountains in the area.
The aim of the project is to build and refine a weather service for all the
8000 meter peaks in the Himalayas. The weather service is tailor-made daily
by professional meteorologists. It is translated from satellite data's and
images acquired several times daily from Europe's main weather center. The
service is sponsor-funded and free of charge to climbers. Extensive reports
are sent daily to the sat phones of participating expeditions.
The mountains create their own local weather systems. This makes forecasting
detailed weather for the Himalayan peaks difficult. The forecasts however
predict the frequent general systems of hurricane force winds and extreme
cold at various altitudes, and thus have a central part in the safety and
success of the expeditions.
Meteorologists and climbers are more than welcome to join the project.
Please send your application to expedition@mounteverest.net
.
A summary of the forecasts may be viewed on this site or on your mobile
phone at wap.explorersweb.com.
Information for Expeditions
To receive the
forecasts to your sat phone, mail us at
team@explorersweb.com
. The forecasts are free. Our only requirement is that you give us an
evaluation when the expedition is over and share the info with small or
non-tech expeditions on your mountain.
Warning!
Never use the forecasts as a sole input for your climbing decisions.
Always watch the mountain for local signs of weather changes.
The following forecast is delivered by SMHI
(the Swedish Meteorological and
Hydrological Institute).
The forecast is updated daily and
originates from ECMWF
(The European Centre for
Medium-Range Weather Forecasts).
" COPYRIGHT NOTICE "
Any delivered
forecast is intended for the sole use of MountEverest.net.
All material contained in these forecasts, including but not limited to
maps,
images or written information whether meteorological or not,
are protected by the Swedish Copyright Act (1960:729).
Any use of the
material is only permitted for personal purposed.
The material
may not be copied, extracted, re-utilized, re-distributed
or used for commercial application without the prior written consent of SMHI.
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