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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
6550
5600
5550
6400
km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-6
-6
-9
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-7
-8
-11
-9
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
 chill °C
-16
-19
-24
-21
-24
-22
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-23
-20
-23
-21
-21
-22
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4300
4600
4650
3950
4350
4700
3950
4500
4750
3900
4350
4500
3700
4150
4400
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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6:09
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6:09
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6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
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5:14
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5:13
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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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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
20°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 320 degs)
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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