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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5600
5750
5600
5600
km/h
50
W
55
W
35
W
25
W
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
65
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-26
-28
-27
-25
-26
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-27
-28
-27
-28
-32
-31
-30
-28
Freezing level m
4600
4800
4200
4500
4850
4250
4650
4900
4200
4650
5000
4300
4750
5050
4450
4750
4900
4300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-17-18-19-17-17-18-17-19-18-16-17-17-16-18-19-18-17-13-14-15-15-14-14-14-14-16-15-13-14-13-13-15-15-14-14-8-8-10-9-8-9-8-8-10-8-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-9-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-5-1-2-4-1-2-4-2-2-4441441551652652641
Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:58
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—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
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—
6:01
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Sunset
—
5:28
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5:27
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5:25
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5:24
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5:23
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5:22
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(19 kph at 160).
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.
3 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
18°C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19°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
33°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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