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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5650
5700
5600
6050
5600
9200
6100
5900
6450
5950
5650
5600
5800
5700
km/h
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
0
NW
5
SSW
5
W
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-3
-4
-2
-1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-11
-12
-9
-8
-9
-7
-7
-9
-8
-6
-8
-7
-7
-4
-3
-6
-4
Freezing level m
5500
5350
5600
5850
5550
5800
5900
5500
5600
5600
5300
5450
5600
5350
5550
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-13-12-11-11-11-11-12-13-14-14-14-13-14-14-13-14-9-9-8-7-8-7-8-9-9-10-11-10-9-11-10-9-10-3-4-2-1-3-1-2-3-3-4-5-4-3-4-3-3-433554653542443542981111912129111181111911119
Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
5:50
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:45
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5:44
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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 below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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