Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6550
6750
5550
6450
5600
6450
5550
6700
km/h
20
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-15
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-13
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-15
-14
-14
-16
 chill °C
-17
-20
-22
-21
-21
-23
-21
-19
-24
-20
-23
-21
-22
-24
-28
-25
-26
-28
Freezing level m
4400
4800
4050
4550
4700
3950
4400
4600
3750
4200
4400
3650
4150
4450
3500
3900
4200
3350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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6:13
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6:13
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Sunset
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5:12
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5:10
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5:10
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5:09
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5:08
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5:08
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
10 km
Mid: scattered
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
21°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Low: few
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.

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