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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5900
5600
5600
5950
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
8
1
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
 chill °C
-29
-29
-27
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-30
-28
-30
-30
-29
-30
-25
Freezing level m
3950
4200
4500
3750
4300
4500
3700
4400
4600
3800
4400
4600
3800
4400
4600
3800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-22-21-21-20-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-18-18-17-18-17-17-18-17-17-17-16-17-17-16-16-16-12-12-11-12-10-11-12-10-10-12-10-11-12-10-10-11-6-5-4-7-4-5-7-4-5-6-4-5-7-4-4-6123-231-242-142-132-1
Sunrise
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5:54
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5:56
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5:56
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5:56
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5:56
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Sunset
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5:34
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5:32
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5:31
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5:30
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5:30
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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.
4 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours 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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