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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5900
5600
6150
5650
9150
6250
5600
5950
5600
5600
5600
5900
5600
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-8
-10
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
5900
5550
5800
5950
5500
5650
5750
5400
5550
5600
5350
5500
5500
5250
5500
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-10-12-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-7-8-7-7-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-10-9-10-1-3-1-1-3-2-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-5-3-3-4646635535424324431191212912119111181110811109
Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
5:49
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:45
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5:44
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5:43
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (176 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour 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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