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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6050
5600
6150
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
5600
5600
5950
5600
6150
5600
km/h
20
W
35
WNW
20
WSW
45
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
55
W
45
W
30
WSW
55
W
40
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
50
W
55
WSW
55
W
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-15
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-24
-26
-25
-25
-24
-26
-25
-28
-28
-25
-25
-22
-27
-26
-28
-28
-27
-28
Freezing level m
4500
4750
3950
4650
4850
4050
4550
4800
4150
4700
4950
4300
4700
4950
4150
4750
5000
4350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:56
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—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
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Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:27
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—
5:25
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—
5:24
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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 -12°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10 km
Mid: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: few
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
6.0 km
Low: few
Rajarhat-Kurigram
265 km S
31m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
26 km
Mid: clear

* 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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