– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | light snow | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | |||||
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 cm | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -11 |
chill °C | -16 | -14 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -18 | -21 | -18 |
Freezing level m | 4550 | 4750 | 4300 | 4500 | 4700 | 4350 | 4300 | 4500 | 3900 | 4300 | 4550 | 3800 | 4550 | 4700 | 4000 | 4500 | 4700 | 3850 |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport | |||||
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Gangtok | |||||
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Pakyong Airport- Pakyong | | ||||
Rangia | |
* 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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