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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
65
WSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
60
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
40
W
65
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
min°C
-10
-12
-14
-13
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-13
-14
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
chill°C 
-23
-26
-30
-29
-32
-31
-26
-27
-25
-25
-29
-31
-29
-28
-28
-23
-27
-27
Freezing level (m
4200
4350
3500
3850
3850
2750
3500
3950
3200
3750
4000
2950
3650
4050
3400
4050
4150
3450
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-20-22-23-24-24-25-25-24-22-23-24-25-23-22-21-22-22-16-17-19-20-21-21-21-22-21-19-20-21-22-20-19-18-19-19-10-11-13-13-15-16-15-15-15-13-14-16-15-14-14-12-13-14-4-6-8-7-9-11-8-9-10-7-8-11-8-7-8-6-7-820-3-1-3-7-2-3-5-1-2-6-1-2-31-1-3
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
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
14° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few

* 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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