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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
6550
6650
5550
6500
5550
km/h
55
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
25
W
40
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
-12
-13
-14
 chill °C
-21
-24
-22
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-24
-21
-20
-24
-21
-22
-25
-22
-24
-26
Freezing level m
4600
4700
3950
4350
4750
4000
4550
4750
3900
4350
4550
3800
4200
4400
3600
4100
4400
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-21-20-20-18-18-19-18-19-21-20-21-23-22-22-23-22-23-16-17-17-16-15-15-15-15-16-17-17-18-19-18-19-19-19-20-9-11-12-10-9-10-9-9-11-10-11-12-12-12-14-12-12-14-3-4-6-3-3-5-2-4-6-4-4-7-5-5-8-5-6-953-143043-132-222-321-3
Sunrise
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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6:13
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Sunset
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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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5:08
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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 -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
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

* 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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