– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 6100 | 5600 | 6250 | 5550 | 6350 | 5600 | |||||||
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 cm | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
min °C | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -14 |
chill °C | -29 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -27 |
Freezing level m | 4300 | 4450 | 3650 | 4250 | 4500 | 3800 | 4450 | 4700 | 3850 | 4450 | 4650 | 3850 | 4450 | 4650 | 3950 | 4550 | 4800 | 3900 |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Tsampa | |||||
Paro International Airport | |||||
Gangtok |  | ||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
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* 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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