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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
km/h
30
WNW
45
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
 chill °C
-24
-25
-28
-32
-34
-34
-33
-29
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-34
-32
-34
Freezing level m
4450
4900
5000
4300
4600
4650
3900
4400
4700
3900
4400
4650
3800
4250
4450
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-17-17-18-21-21-20-19-18-19-19-20-21-23-22-22-13-13-14-15-17-17-17-15-15-16-16-17-18-18-18-19-8-7-8-10-9-11-11-9-9-11-10-10-12-12-12-14-30-2-4-3-4-6-3-4-6-3-4-7-5-5-8365253-132-142-231-3
Sunrise
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6:09
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6:09
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6:09
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
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5:14
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5:13
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5:12
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5:10
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5:10
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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