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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5650 | 5550 | 5700 | 5750 | 5750 | 5700 | 5700 | 5650 | 5700 | 5700 | 5900 | 6350 | 5650 | 5800 | 6250 | 5700 | 5600 | |
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 cm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -8 |
min °C | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 |
chill °C | -11 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
Freezing level m | 5900 | 6050 | 5900 | 6050 | 6150 | 5950 | 6100 | 6200 | 6000 | 6050 | 6150 | 5900 | 6000 | 6050 | 5850 | 5900 | 6000 | 5700 |
 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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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Paro International Airport | |||||
Gangtok |  | ||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
Rangia | | ||||
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PetJorhat |
* 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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