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Lukla weather

Lukla
The gateway to the world highest peak mount Everest, Lukla is a small community usually sustained by  tenzing Hillary airport also a Lukla airport, is a STOL airport in the lap of Himalaya. The climate is semi arid subtropical, with seasonal monsoon rains, and a temperate dry season. On average, 80% of the annual precipitation falls during the monsoon between June and September; the remainder of the year is fairly dry, the clearest weeks being in early May and late September.

Lukla weather
To predict a weather is almost impossible, as there is no any micro level meteorological station in Lukla. Lukla weather usually depends on local effects. With out the aid of highly sophisticated technology and regular research the Lukla weather is going to be mystery for ever.

Ready to predict Lukla weather
This prediction will be highly based on your visual observation. Here are some of the clue that will help you to predict Lukla weather. And this predication will help to guess the WEATHER FOR FLIGHT OPERATION. 1. If the fog lift up is from river there is less possibility of airport to open and if the fog lift up is from hills, there is higher probability of airport to be open. 2. If there is strong wind in NE direction with speed of 4-6 kts, there will less chance for fog to lift up. 3. The sunshine will help to remove fog faster. 4. When the sky is totally covered by cloud, ie OVC, there will be less chance for SW wind to exceed 10 kts. 5. The formation of CB cloud around will aid in increasing SW wind. 6. NE wind will helps to clear the valley ie weather will be improving but SW wind will deteriorate the valley weather. 7. Small patch of dense lift up have a tendency to develop while thin lift up have tendency to dissipate. 8. The movement of low cloud is directly proportion to wind speed. 9.Upward movement of cloud create high risk to approaching aircraft in compare to low  cloud moving towards north. 10. Rain in south of valley has high tendency to reduce visibility and to create over valley rain.