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Gangkhar Puensum
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
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6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -21 |
min °C | -19 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -22 |
-30 | -35 | -34 | -33 | -29 | -31 | -32 | -22 | -33 | -33 | -35 | -40 | -42 | -41 | -40 | -42 | -39 | -37 | -32 | |
3950 | 4100 | 4250 | 3300 | 3950 | 4150 | 3700 | 3850 | 4000 | 3300 | 3550 | 3750 | 2650 | 3300 | 3550 | 2650 | 3750 | 3950 | 2950 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5850 | 5700 | 5550 | 5550 | 5800 | 5550 | 5550 | 5800 | 5600 | 5600 | 5650 | 5650 | 5800 | 5600 | ||
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 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 Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the W 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport | |||||
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Tingri |
* 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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