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The Cho Oyu team is ready for the final phase of the climb: the only way is up!  This is the weather forecast for the next five days:

Friday, 25 september 2009
General weather conditions:
mainly sunny, scattered high cloud.
Wind conditions:

6500mr: 5-7 ms decreasing to 3-5ms
7000mr: 5-7 ms decreasing to 3-5ms
7500mr: 5-7 ms decreasing to 3-5ms
Temperatures:

7000mr: -9/11°C
8000mr: -14/-16°C

Saturday, 26 september 2009
General weather conditions:
sunny spells with scattered Cirrus cloud, good conditions
Wind conditions:

7000mr: mainly 4-6 ms decreasing to less than 3 ms
7500mr: mainly 3-5 ms decreasing to less than 3 ms
8000mr: in general 3 ms
Temperatures:

7000mr: -11/-13°C
8000mr: -17/-19°C
 
Monday, 27 september 2009
General weather conditions:
Sunny, good conditions
Wind conditions:

7500mr: mainly 3-6 ms
8000mr: 3-6 ms becoming 6-8 ms
8200mr: 6-8 ms becoming 7-9 ms
Temperatures:

7000mr: -11/-13°C
8000mr: -18/-20°C
 
Tuesday, 28 september 2009
General weather conditions:
Sunny - scattered clouds, good conditions
Wind conditions:

7500mr: mainly 7-9 ms
8000mr: mainly 8-10 ms
8200mr: 9-11 ms temporarily increasing to 11-13 ms (average)
Temperatures:

7000mr: -11/-13°C
8000mr: -18/-20°C
 
Wednesday, 29 september 2009
General weather conditions:
Sunny-scattered cloud, good conditions
Wind conditions:

7500mr: 6-8 ms becoming 9-11 ms
8000mr: 6-8 ms becoming 9-11 ms
8200mr: 11-13 ms becoming 8-10 ms
Temperatures:

7000mr: -10/-12°C
8000mr: -17/-19°C

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