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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr 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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -21 | -21 |
min °C | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -22 |
-29 | -28 | -24 | -27 | -28 | -33 | -33 | -36 | -35 | -39 | -36 | -43 | -40 | -39 | -36 | -34 | -32 | -30 | |
4600 | 4850 | 4050 | 4700 | 4800 | 4300 | 4400 | 4450 | 3400 | 3850 | 4100 | 3100 | 3650 | 4000 | 3500 | 3600 | 3950 | 3600 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5550 | 5650 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5700 | 5550 | 5550 | 5750 | 5550 | |||||
 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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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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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