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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 pm Fri 20 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | clear | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -18 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -19 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -10 | -11 | -10 |
-24 | -17 | -17 | -28 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -27 | -24 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -21 | -23 | -22 | |
2850 | 3500 | 3800 | 2750 | 3250 | 3700 | 2650 | 3500 | 3800 | 2600 | 3100 | 3550 | 2700 | 3150 | 3700 | 2800 | 3950 | 4350 | 3650 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5700 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5950 | 5600 | 5750 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5800 | 5600 | |||||
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
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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