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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 5 am Thu 23 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Apr 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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
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max °C | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -15 |
min °C | -18 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -15 |
-32 | -26 | -23 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -25 | -22 | -21 | -24 | -20 | -23 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -15 | |
4650 | 4950 | 4400 | 4950 | 4950 | 4100 | 4600 | 4800 | 4450 | 4700 | 4850 | 4450 | 4750 | 4900 | 4600 | 4850 | 4900 | 4550 | |
Cloud base (m) | 6800 | 5600 | 5650 | 5750 | 5600 | 6100 | 5550 | 5600 | 5750 | 5550 | 5650 | 5600 | 6050 | |||||
 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm 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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Paro International Airport |  | ||||
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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