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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
35
WNW
55
WNW
25
W
50
W
65
W
30
W
40
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
70
W
70
W
65
W
70
W
45
W
55
W
55
W
65
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
min°C
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
chill°C 
-33
-32
-33
-28
-31
-34
-30
-30
-34
-32
-32
-32
-27
-28
-26
-26
-26
-29
Freezing level (m
4000
4300
3450
4050
4350
3450
3950
4250
3550
4300
4550
3850
4550
4900
4250
4700
4850
4300
Cloud base (m)
9550
9000
9150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-23-22-21-20-20-21-21-21-21-20-19-18-17-16-16-16-16-17-19-19-18-17-17-18-18-17-18-17-16-16-13-14-13-13-13-14-13-13-13-11-11-13-12-12-13-11-10-11-8-8-8-7-8-9-6-7-8-5-6-8-6-7-8-4-5-6-1-3-3-1-2-41-1-310-31-1-332-1532541
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:31
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
10 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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