Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5650
5550
5600
5550
5600
km/h
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
5
SW
15
WSW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-2
-6
-6
-5
-8
-8
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-6
Freezing level m
5800
5600
5550
5650
5550
5550
5650
5550
5500
5650
5550
5450
5650
5550
5500
5600
5500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-9-9-9-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-354444444443443443111010101010109101091010910109
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
lightning 117km SE of Lhasa
120 km NE
4736m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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