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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5750 | 5650 | 5700 | 7300 | 5650 | 5650 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5850 | 5550 | 5600 | 6100 | 5650 | 5600 | 5850 | 5550 | 5600 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 |
min °C | -6 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -9 |
chill °C | -8 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -8 | -11 | -9 |
Freezing level m | 6050 | 6150 | 5950 | 6050 | 6150 | 6000 | 6000 | 6050 | 5900 | 5950 | 6050 | 5800 | 5900 | 5900 | 5700 | 5700 | 5800 | 5550 |
 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue 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 | |||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
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Shillong Airport | | ||||
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lightning 57km S of Nagqu |  | ||||
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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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