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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5800 | 5650 | 5600 | 6150 | 5600 | 5600 | 6050 | 5750 | 5700 | 5950 | 6100 | 6000 | 6000 | 5750 | |
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 cm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1.7 | — |
max °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
chill °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freezing level m | 5900 | 6050 | 5950 | 6050 | 6050 | 5850 | 5900 | 5950 | 5800 | 5900 | 6050 | 5950 | 6100 | 6150 | 5950 | 6150 | 6350 | 6100 |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
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.
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* 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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