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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5950
5650
5700
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
5750
5550
5600
5650
5600
5600
km/h
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
SW
30
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
3
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-14
 chill °C
-17
-14
-15
-15
-16
-14
-15
-15
-13
-14
-14
-16
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-22
Freezing level m
5650
5700
5400
5500
5550
5300
5400
5550
5350
5500
5650
5350
5400
5400
5100
5100
5200
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-12-13-13-13-14-14-13-13-12-12-13-14-14-15-16-16-16-9-9-10-10-10-11-10-9-10-9-8-10-11-10-12-13-12-13-2-2-4-3-3-5-4-3-4-3-2-4-4-4-6-6-6-755344244244233111-1111181110810108101081097885
Sunrise
5:48
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—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:46
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—
5:45
—
—
5:44
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—
5:43
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—
5:42
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—
5:40
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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 Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
34°C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
35°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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