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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-8
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
min°C
-5
-5
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-10
-11
-13
chill°C 
-12
-15
-20
-19
-21
-22
-21
-22
-24
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-20
-22
-24
Freezing level (m
4950
5200
4100
4650
4900
3950
4400
4750
3750
4300
4700
3850
4350
4600
3350
4050
4450
3350
Cloud base (m)
5800
5600
6150
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-13-14-15-15-15-16-16-17-18-18-17-17-18-18-18-19-20-10-10-11-12-12-13-13-13-14-15-14-14-14-15-16-15-16-17-5-5-7-7-7-9-8-8-10-9-9-10-9-10-12-10-10-1211-3-2-2-5-2-3-6-3-4-6-3-4-7-4-5-855143-132-232-132-321-3
Sunrise
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
Sunset
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07

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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 -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
50 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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