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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 pm Sun 05 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 pm Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | |
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8 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -10 | -9 | -12 |
min °C | -12 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -13 |
-23 | -31 | -28 | -27 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -23 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -23 | |
4400 | 3250 | 3900 | 4050 | 3400 | 3750 | 3950 | 3600 | 3800 | 4000 | 3100 | 3900 | 4000 | 3100 | 4000 | 4500 | 3450 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5550 | 7200 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5650 | 5550 | 5850 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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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Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
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Shillong Airport | | ||||
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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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