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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 19 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
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max °C | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -18 |
min °C | -17 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -20 |
-30 | -27 | -25 | -18 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -20 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -18 | -23 | -29 | |
3500 | 3800 | 2750 | 3350 | 3750 | 2850 | 3550 | 3850 | 3000 | 3400 | 3800 | 2800 | 3500 | 3850 | 2950 | 3200 | 3600 | 2650 | |
Cloud base (m) | 6650 | 5550 | 5750 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 6600 | 5650 | 5600 | 5950 | 5550 | 5600 | 6050 | 5550 | ||||
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
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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 -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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 | | ||||
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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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