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Conditions on the route, over the high point & ahead

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Alerts

Hazards & advisories

Government of Nepal

Measured on the ground

Crossing window

High point, hour by hour

Temperature is lapse-rate corrected to the true altitude. "Feels" is wind chill using the free-air wind at that height, not the sheltered-valley 10 m wind.

Snow

Snow & pass status

Rain

Landslide & rain risk

Access

Getting there

7-day outlook

Best days to trek

Each day is scored on its own windows: pass/high point 04:00–11:00, trail 07:00–17:00, views 06:00–10:00. Reported closures cap the next 3 days; later days show the weather outlook.

Confidence

Do the models agree?

Plan your dates

Conditions for your trek

Uses the typical itinerary (12–16 days incl. acclimatisation). Stages beyond the 7-day forecast show as "not yet forecast" — check back as your date approaches.

Profile

Route & freezing level

Map

Where the risk is

Altitude

Acclimatisation check

Official

DHM forecast

Reports

Latest news & closures

Monitored

Social & official channels

X, Facebook and Instagram offer no public feed we can read reliably, so these are linked rather than scraped. Treat group posts as unverified until confirmed by DHM, the district office or the news sources above.

About

Annapurna Circuit

Classic circuit up the Marsyangdi valley to Manang, over the 5,416m Thorong La and down to Muktinath and the Kali Gandaki. The pass is the crux: it is crossed pre-dawn from Thorong Phedi or High Camp and closes after heavy snow.

Duration
12–16 d
Highest point
5,416 m
Grade
Strenuous
Best seasons
Mid-Oct – Nov · Mar – Apr
Season now
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Emergency

Help on the trail

HRA aid post, Manang
Himalayan Rescue Association doctors, altitude talk daily in season (spring & autumn).
Tourist Police
Hotline 1144
DHM weather & flood hotline
Toll-free 1155 (1 = weather, 2 = flood early warning)
Helicopter rescue
Arranged through your agency or insurer — carry your policy number and confirm it covers helicopter evacuation to the maximum altitude of this trek.
Paperwork

Permits

ACAP entry permit
Nepal Tourism Board / ACAP (Kathmandu or Pokhara)
TIMS card
Nepal Tourism Board / TAAN

Since April 2023 most regions require foreign trekkers to use a licensed guide. Rules change — confirm with the Nepal Tourism Board before you travel.

Method

How the score works

A trek is a route, not a point. We pull an hourly MET Norway forecast for every waypoint (11 on this trek), corrected to its real altitude, plus 5 days of past rain and snow.

High point — wind at pass height (free-air pressure-level wind), wind chill, snowfall, whiteout and thunderstorms during the real pre-dawn crossing window.

Snow & pass — fresh-snow load, new snow depth and time since snowfall give a pass status and an estimate of when locals can reopen the trail; an indicative 1–5 avalanche hazard adds wind loading and warming.

Landslide — rolling 3–96 h rainfall at each gorge segment against the published Nepal Himalaya rainfall threshold (Dahal & Hasegawa, 2008), scaled for slope susceptibility, monsoon saturation and DHM heavy-rain warnings; the hazard fades once rain stops.

Trail weather, views and access — daytime rain and storms on the whole route, dawn cloud at the viewpoints, and Lukla flight odds or approach-road risk.

Reports — Nepali and international news is classified by relevance, severity and source trust. A credible closure caps the score; a later reopening clears it.

Not an official forecast. Nepal has no public avalanche bulletin: avalanche and landslide levels here are model-derived indications. Always follow DHM warnings, district authorities, park staff and your guide. Conditions in the Himalaya change within hours.