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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
5550
6300
5550
5600
km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-18
-22
-19
-19
-23
-20
-21
-22
-19
-20
-23
-20
-21
-22
-20
-21
-21
Freezing level m
4750
4300
4600
4850
4300
4700
4900
4250
4750
4950
4100
4550
4850
4150
4500
4800
4100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-18-18-18-18-19-18-18-17-17-17-18-18-18-19-18-17-15-15-15-14-15-15-15-15-14-14-15-14-14-15-15-15-14-9-10-8-9-9-8-8-10-8-8-10-8-8-10-9-9-9-3-5-2-2-4-2-2-5-1-2-5-2-3-5-2-3-441541541641541431
Sunrise
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
5:27
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—

Loading...

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 -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(17 kph at 180).
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
17°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
17°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
208 km S
36m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 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.

Gangkhar Puensum Photos