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Gangkhar Puensum
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
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11 | 1 | 7 | 11 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -15 |
min °C | -17 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
-24 | -23 | -23 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -34 | -29 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -20 | -23 | -21 | -23 | -22 | |
3650 | 3700 | 3950 | 3600 | 3400 | 3800 | 2650 | 3300 | 3650 | 2600 | 3700 | 3900 | 2800 | 3850 | 4000 | 2950 | 3750 | 4050 | 3300 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5650 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 6200 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5650 | 5600 | 5600 | |||
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
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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lightning 18km NNW of Lumding Railway Colony |  | ||||
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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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