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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5550
5800
6850
5650
5600
6250
5550
5600
5550
5550
5750
5550
5600
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
WSW
10
NW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
8
10
3
10
2
1
4
3
1
4
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—
1
—
1
4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
min °C
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-20
-21
-15
-20
-22
-17
-23
-21
-20
-21
-15
-20
-21
-23
-26
-26
-27
Freezing level m
5100
4850
4750
4800
4550
4600
4700
4450
4550
4750
4300
4650
4850
4400
4550
4700
4050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:36
—
—
5:35
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
7 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
0.3 km
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
thunderstorm
Mist thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 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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