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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6300
5550
6450
5600
6250
5550
6500
5700
6750
5750
6150
5600
km/h
60
WSW
35
W
65
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
20
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-23
min °C
-16
-16
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-31
-28
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-36
-37
-32
-31
-32
-35
-36
-38
-37
-37
-38
Freezing level m
4300
4550
3700
4100
4300
3450
4000
4250
3200
3800
4050
3250
3800
4100
3200
3650
3900
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-21-23-23-23-23-23-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-28-28-27-16-16-18-19-19-19-19-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-24-24-10-10-12-12-13-14-13-13-16-15-15-17-15-15-17-16-17-18-4-4-7-6-6-9-6-7-10-8-8-11-8-8-11-9-10-1232-221-311-40-1-50-1-5-2-3-6
Sunrise
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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6:15
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Sunset
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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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5:07
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
4 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
19°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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