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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
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max °C | -9 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -10 |
-18 | -19 | -21 | -16 | -17 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -19 | |
4550 | 4700 | 3700 | 4450 | 4700 | 4250 | 4500 | 4750 | 4150 | 4600 | 4750 | 4500 | 4600 | 4800 | 4200 | 4550 | 4800 | 4350 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 |
 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Gangkhar Puensum. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Bhutan.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport |  | ||||
Gangtok |  | ||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong | | ||||
Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
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Shillong Airport | |
* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.
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