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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5900
5600
6150
5650
9150
6250
5600
5950
5600
5600
5600
5900
5600
km/h
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
0
E
10
WSW
15
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-16
-18
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-14
-15
-16
-11
-14
-15
-15
Freezing level m
5900
5550
5800
5950
5500
5650
5750
5400
5550
5600
5350
5500
5500
5250
5500
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-10-12-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-7-8-7-7-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-10-9-10-1-3-1-1-3-2-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-5-3-3-4646635535424324431191212912119111181110811109
Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
5:49
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:44
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—
5:43
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 100 to 220 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 250 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km SW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
6 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
4 km
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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