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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5800
5600
5600
5550
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5700
5750
5650
5550
5600
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
SW
0
NW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
0.2
—
0.3
1.1
0.4
5
9
17
1.6
4
14
0.4
0.9
—
0.2
0.4
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max °C
10
11
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
2
5
5
2
min °C
8
9
7
9
8
6
7
7
4
5
5
2
5
3
0
4
2
1
 chill °C
6
8
6
8
7
6
7
7
4
5
5
1
5
3
-2
4
2
-1
Freezing level m
5400
5700
5350
5400
5400
5150
5050
5200
4900
4800
4950
4750
4700
4750
4100
4650
4800
4250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:50
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5:50
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5:52
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5:52
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5:52
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5:52
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Sunset
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5:43
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5:42
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5:40
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5:39
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5:38
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5:37
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
2 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
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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