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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6150
5600
5600
5750
5600
5600
5750
5600
6350
5600
5600
km/h
45
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-25
-24
-27
-26
-28
-25
-27
-26
-29
-28
-26
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
-29
-31
Freezing level m
4700
4850
4150
4550
4800
4200
4700
4900
4350
4700
4950
4150
4700
4950
4150
4650
4900
4150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-17-17-17-19-18-17-18-18-18-13-13-14-14-14-15-14-13-14-14-13-14-15-14-14-14-14-15-7-8-9-8-8-10-8-7-9-8-8-9-8-8-10-8-8-10-2-2-5-2-2-4-1-2-4-1-2-4-1-2-4-2-2-5541441552551651541
Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
5:29
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:27
—
—
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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered

* 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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