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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6050
5650
6100
5600
5750
5600
5600
5650
5650
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
km/h
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
-6
 chill °C
-7
-9
-7
-5
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
-8
-7
-9
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level m
5950
5500
5700
5800
5400
5550
5550
5300
5350
5500
5250
5400
5650
5350
5350
5400
5150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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5:48
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—
5:50
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—
5:50
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5:50
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5:50
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Sunset
5:47
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5:46
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5:45
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5:44
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5:43
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5:42
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
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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