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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
W
50
W
60
W
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
45
W
55
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
65
W
35
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-13
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
min°C
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
chill°C 
-22
-22
-23
-18
-18
-18
-17
-20
-25
-24
-27
-31
-31
-30
-32
-28
-31
-28
Freezing level (m
4150
4500
3850
4650
4900
4300
4700
4800
4050
4150
4250
3350
3550
3800
2700
3400
3900
3200
Cloud base (m)
9600
8850
9450
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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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 -7°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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