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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
6400
5600
6800
km/h
25
W
55
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
 chill °C
-25
-28
-24
-28
-29
-31
-30
-28
-27
-27
-27
-30
-30
-29
-30
-29
-28
-27
Freezing level m
4450
4750
4300
4600
4900
4250
4700
5000
4350
4800
5100
4250
4650
4900
4200
4550
4900
4200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:58
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6:00
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—
6:00
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—
6:01
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6:01
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6:01
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Sunset
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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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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 Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 120 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
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.
59 minutes ago
16°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
59 minutes ago
24°C
cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: clear
297 km S
44m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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