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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5800
5850
km/h
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
8
4
25
6
6
17
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-20
-14
-16
Freezing level m
5250
5350
5250
5350
5450
5300
5300
5400
5150
5400
5550
5400
5500
5500
5100
5350
5400
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-14-13-13-12-14-14-13-13-13-12-12-13-13-14-14-14-14-11-10-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-11-11-10-11-4-4-5-4-3-5-4-4-5-4-3-4-3-4-5-4-4-6222322221331331331897888986987996996
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
5:46

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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