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Gangkhar Puensum
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Issued: 5 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | |||||||||||||
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clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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max °C | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -17 |
min °C | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -19 |
-28 | -28 | -28 | -30 | -30 | -31 | -29 | -28 | -34 | -32 | -30 | -33 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -28 | -24 | -35 | |
4700 | 4800 | 4200 | 4650 | 4800 | 4050 | 4250 | 4450 | 3850 | 4200 | 4450 | 3900 | 4350 | 4550 | 4050 | 4250 | 4550 | 4050 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5600 | 5750 | 5750 | 5950 | 5550 | 5600 | 6100 | 5600 | 6200 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | ||||
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).
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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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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