– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | |
some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5650 | 5650 | 5600 | 5750 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5700 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5850 |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
chill °C | -16 | -10 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -16 |
Freezing level m | 5500 | 5300 | 5400 | 5650 | 5350 | 5350 | 5400 | 5050 | 5000 | 5150 | 4800 | 4850 | 5000 | 4700 | 4750 | 4850 | 4550 |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tsampa | |||||
Gangtok | |||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
Rangia | | ||||
PetJorhat | |||||
* 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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