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

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Weather Forecast, Bhutan

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 10-12):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
Monday
02
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Wind km/h
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
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Rain
 mm
7 1.6 4 2 1.3 11 13 9 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 — 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 — — 0.3 — 0.1 0.5 — — 0.3 —
Max °C
3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 5 2
Min °C
3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1
 Feels °C
0 0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 0 0 -1 -2 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 -1 -3
 Freezing Level m
5550 5700 5500 5500 5600 5450 5500 5500 5550 5450 5600 5550 5500 5600 5550 5450 5600 5450 5500 5600 5350 5450 5600 5500 5350 5550 5300 5400 5650 5300 5450 5650 5250 5450 5700 5250
Cloud base m
5600 5550 5600 5600 5550 5600 5600 5600 5600 5600 5550 5600 5600 5600 5600 5600 5550 5600 5600 5550 5600 5600 5550 5600 5600 5600 5650 5600 5750 5600 5600 5900 5600 5650 5950 5600
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Sunrise
5:45 — — 5:46 — — 5:46 — — 5:47 — — 5:47 — — 5:48 — — 5:48 — — 5:48 — — 5:48 — — 5:50 — — 5:50 — — 5:50 — —
Sunset
— 5:55 — — 5:54 — — 5:53 — — 5:52 — — 5:51 — — 5:50 — — 5:49 — — 5:47 — — 5:46 — — 5:45 — — 5:44 — — 5:43 —

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4\°C on Thu afternoon, min 1\°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4\°C on Sun afternoon, min 2\°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 6-9):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4\°C on Wed morning, min 1\°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 5000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
8.4° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
9.8° C
moderate rain
Rain
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 120).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
20.4° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
18.8° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
19.5° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
30 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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