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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5650
5700
5650
5650
5700
5650
5850
5750
5650
km/h
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
4
1
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-13
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-8
-10
-8
-7
-10
-8
-8
-9
-6
-7
-4
Freezing level m
5350
5400
5250
5350
5450
5350
5450
5600
5250
5600
5700
5300
5500
5600
5250
5450
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-13-14-13-13-13-12-12-12-11-12-13-13-13-14-14-13-13-10-10-11-10-9-9-9-8-9-8-8-10-10-10-11-10-9-10-4-4-5-4-3-4-3-2-4-2-2-4-3-3-5-3-3-43223333424424424429879989107101081010811118
Sunrise
5:47
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:51
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:45
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
0.1 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
56 minutes ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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