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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6550
5950
5600
5650
5700
5550
5650
5550
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
km/h
5
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
—
1
8
—
—
3
—
1
11
8
3
10
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-14
-13
-16
-15
-12
-15
-14
-14
-11
-15
-17
-20
-21
-19
-23
-20
-19
-20
Freezing level m
4550
4750
4300
4550
4800
4350
4450
4650
4150
4450
4700
4250
4300
4500
4100
4150
4450
3800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:38
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:36
—
—
5:35
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—
5:34
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—
5:32
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
49 minutes ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.1 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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