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Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 12 Mar Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||
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 | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | |
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— | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
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max °C | -18 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -25 | -25 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -26 |
-27 | -29 | -29 | -34 | -29 | -36 | -32 | -32 | -33 | -34 | -31 | -37 | -41 | -34 | -46 | -40 | -41 | -43 | |
4250 | 4500 | 3900 | 4200 | 4300 | 3350 | 4050 | 4100 | 3800 | 3750 | 4000 | 3600 | 3500 | 3800 | 2600 | 3300 | 3600 | 2750 | |
Cloud base (m) | 6600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 8650 | 5550 | 5550 | 5850 | 5650 | 5550 | 5550 | 5650 | 5550 | 5550 | 5800 | 5650 | ||
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
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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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