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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
6000
5550
6200
5600
6400
5600
6200
5600
6200
5600
km/h
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
35
WSW
60
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
3
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
min °C
-17
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-27
-24
-24
-28
-28
-29
-31
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
4600
3950
4700
4800
3950
4500
4750
4100
4650
4950
4100
4700
4900
4100
4600
4850
4250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
5:32
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5:31
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5:30
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5:30
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5:29
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5:28
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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 -15°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

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.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
52 minutes ago
18°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
208 km S
36m alt.
52 minutes ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
52 minutes ago
28°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
52 minutes ago
28°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
52 minutes ago
30°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Majbat
237 km SE
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
29°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
52 minutes ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few

* 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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