– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
min °C | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -15 |
chill °C | -17 | -16 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -24 | -15 | -20 | -15 |
Freezing level m | 5350 | 5550 | 5300 | 5500 | 5600 | 5350 | 5300 | 5400 | 5000 | 5050 | 5100 | 4850 | 4850 | 4950 | 4600 | 4750 | 4900 | 4650 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 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 -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport | |||||
Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
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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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