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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
km/h
50
WSW
55
WSW
30
WNW
35
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-6
-6
-9
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-8
-10
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-13
-11
-13
-15
 chill °C
-18
-17
-17
-16
-19
-22
-21
-25
-23
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-25
-23
-23
-25
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4400
4950
5050
4350
4650
4700
4000
4350
4700
3850
4400
4700
3950
4250
4450
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-16-17-18-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-20-22-22-23-13-12-14-13-14-15-16-17-17-16-16-16-15-16-17-18-19-20-7-6-8-7-7-10-9-10-12-10-10-11-9-9-12-11-12-140-1-31-2-4-3-4-6-3-4-6-3-4-6-5-6-865375253043-143-131-3
Sunrise
6:07
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—
6:09
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—
6:09
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—
6:09
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
—
5:14
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5:14
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5:13
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5:12
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5:10
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5:10
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 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.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 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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