Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
6450
5550
6550
5600
6450
5550
6500
5800
6700
5950
km/h
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-21
-22
-23
-20
-19
-26
-23
-23
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-28
-25
-25
-28
Freezing level m
4550
4700
3950
4400
4700
3850
4200
4400
3650
4050
4300
3500
3850
4150
3350
3750
4100
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
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6:11
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—
6:11
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6:13
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6:13
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6:13
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Sunset
—
5:10
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5:10
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5:09
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5:08
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5:08
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5:07
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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 Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
139 km SW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
219m alt.
2 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
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: few

* 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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