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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5600
6800
6200
5650
5750
5550
km/h
75
WSW
85
W
95
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
85
SW
75
SW
70
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
 mm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
 chill °C
-28
-30
-31
-30
-29
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
Freezing level m
4500
4800
3900
4450
4800
4050
4800
5050
4500
4900
5150
4400
4800
5050
4450
4900
5100
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-17-17-18-17-17-16-16-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-15-13-14-15-14-14-14-13-12-12-11-11-13-13-13-14-12-12-12-8-8-10-9-8-9-7-7-7-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-6-6-2-3-6-2-3-5-1-1-30-1-30-1-30-1-143-1431653652652665
Sunrise
6:03
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—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:05
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—
6:05
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—
6:05
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Sunset
—
5:21
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5:20
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5:19
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5:17
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5:17
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5:16
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km

* 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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