Gangkhar Puensum weather
– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5750
5600
5600
5600
5850
km/h
10
SSW
15
S
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NW
10
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1
3
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
-1
2
3
-2
4
4
0
3
4
-1
4
4
-1
4
5
-1
min °C
1
2
-3
1
0
-2
3
0
-2
2
-1
-3
2
0
-1
3
1
-1
 chill °C
-3
-1
-6
-2
-3
-5
1
-2
-5
-1
-4
-6
-1
-4
-6
0
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4250
4500
3400
4200
4450
3650
4400
4600
3850
4350
4550
3350
4350
4600
3700
4450
4700
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:54
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:31
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—
5:30
—
—
5:30
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—
5:29
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 4000 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
44 minutes ago
17°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
301 km SSE
894m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
less than 50m
Mid: sky obscured

* 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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