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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6400
5600
6050
5550
6200
5800
6650
5600
6100
5650
6000
5600
km/h
30
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-19
min °C
-13
-14
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-20
 chill °C
-22
-23
-21
-24
-27
-25
-23
-25
-26
-27
-32
-30
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
Freezing level m
4350
3450
3950
4150
3400
3750
4000
3000
3650
4000
3050
3500
3750
2850
3450
3650
2900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-22-22-24-24-25-26-26-26-26-27-28-30-30-29-29-29-29-18-19-20-20-21-21-22-23-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-13-14-13-14-15-15-15-17-16-16-18-18-19-19-18-18-20-6-8-7-7-10-8-8-11-9-9-12-11-11-14-11-11-141-310-4-1-1-5-1-2-6-3-4-8-3-5-8
Sunrise
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6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
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Sunset
5:09
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5:08
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5:08
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5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 160).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
2.5 km
Low: few
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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