Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5600
5750
5600
5600
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.8
0.1
—
0.5
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
2
5
5
2
6
6
2
7
7
2
7
7
2
7
6
2
min °C
3
2
0
3
3
0
4
3
0
4
3
1
4
2
2
5
2
0
 chill °C
-1
-2
-3
0
0
-5
0
-1
-5
0
-1
-3
0
-3
-3
0
-3
-5
Freezing level m
4600
4800
4200
4500
4850
4250
4650
4900
4200
4650
5000
4300
4750
5050
4450
4750
4900
4300
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Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
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—
6:01
—
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Sunset
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5:28
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5:27
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5:25
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—
5:24
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5:23
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5:22
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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