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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5550
6100
5550
6250
5650
6600
5650
6350
5550
5900
5550
km/h
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
1
1
-3
0
0
-4
0
0
-5
-2
-2
-7
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-4
0
-1
-5
-2
-2
-6
-2
-4
-7
-4
-5
-8
-4
-5
-9
 chill °C
-7
-2
-4
-8
-5
-5
-8
-5
-8
-12
-9
-8
-11
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level m
3450
3950
4150
3500
3750
4000
3000
3650
4000
2950
3500
3750
2850
3400
3650
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:13
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6:13
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6:13
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6:15
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6:16
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Sunset
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5:08
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5:08
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5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed 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°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km

* 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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