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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
5750
5600
5600
km/h
25
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-7
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
 chill °C
-17
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-15
-21
-18
-19
-22
-20
-18
-19
-18
-19
-22
Freezing level m
4850
4300
4550
4800
4250
4600
4950
4200
4750
4950
4200
4700
4950
4250
4700
4950
4150
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Sunrise
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5:58
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5:58
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6:00
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6:00
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6:01
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Sunset
5:29
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5:28
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5:27
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5:25
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5:24
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5:23
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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
4 hours ago
20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
4 hours ago
34°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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