Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5550
5600
5600
km/h
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.2
0.6
0.1
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0.1
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—
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—
—
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max °C
5
5
2
6
6
2
6
6
2
7
7
2
6
6
1
6
6
1
min °C
3
2
0
4
2
0
5
2
0
4
2
0
3
2
0
4
2
0
 chill °C
0
-2
-5
0
-2
-5
0
-3
-5
0
-2
-6
-2
-2
-5
1
0
-5
Freezing level m
4500
4800
4300
4600
4850
4200
4750
4950
4250
4750
5000
4150
4600
4900
4200
4600
4900
4250
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Sunrise
5:58
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6:00
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6:00
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6:01
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6:01
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6:01
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Sunset
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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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5:22
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Haze -.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
31°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
31°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 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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