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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
6650
6450
6250
5600
5700
5550
5550
5600
5650
5600
5750
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
km/h
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
8
—
1
4
—
1
3
—
—
2
—
1
7
3
1
6
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-20
-23
-26
-26
-25
-26
-28
Freezing level m
4800
4450
4600
4750
4450
4550
4750
4300
4550
4750
4350
4500
4650
4200
4300
4550
4150
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Sunrise
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5:52
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—
5:52
—
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5:54
—
—
5:54
—
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5:54
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Sunset
5:39
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5:38
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5:37
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5:36
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5:35
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5:34
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 090 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Thunderstorm -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
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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