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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | |
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1 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
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max °C | -19 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -14 |
min °C | -19 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -15 |
-33 | -30 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -28 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -28 | -24 | -25 | -20 | |
4100 | 4350 | 3800 | 4050 | 4500 | 3650 | 4300 | 4500 | 3900 | 4450 | 4550 | 3900 | 4500 | 4750 | 3900 | 4700 | 4950 | 4350 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5650 | 5550 | 5600 | 5950 | 6450 | 5800 | ||||||
 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Tsampa | |||||
Paro International Airport | |||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
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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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