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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 |
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 cm | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
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max °C | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 |
chill °C | -18 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -19 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -21 |
Freezing level m | 5350 | 5450 | 5550 | 5350 | 5400 | 5550 | 5350 | 5400 | 5450 | 5350 | 5350 | 5350 | 5350 | 5350 | 5400 | 5350 |
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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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