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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 pm Sat 08 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 08 Aug 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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5750 | 5600 | 5800 | 5650 | 5650 | 5950 | 5700 | 5850 | 6350 | 5800 | 6000 | 6000 | 5600 | 5900 | 5850 | 5800 | |
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 cm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | — | 2 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
min °C | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 |
chill °C | -12 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -9 | -5 | -11 |
Freezing level m | 6050 | 5850 | 6000 | 6000 | 5700 | 5950 | 6000 | 5800 | 6050 | 6200 | 6050 | 6200 | 6350 | 6050 | 6000 | 6250 | 6150 |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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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Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
lightning 117km ENE of Lhasa |  | ||||
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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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