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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5550
5550
5600
5700
5600
5600
5550
5550
5750
5550
5700
5600
5550
5550
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
45
S
40
S
45
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
8
7
13
8
13
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
Freezing level m
5350
5500
5600
5450
5500
5650
5400
5400
5550
5350
5400
5500
5150
5350
5350
5300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
Sunset
5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
57 minutes 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
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
57 minutes 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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