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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6250
5550
5550
km/h
70
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
90
SW
80
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
13
24
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
Freezing level m
4450
4750
4050
4800
5000
4300
4900
5200
4450
4900
5100
4300
4800
5100
4600
5050
5150
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-18-17-16-15-14-14-14-15-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-14-15-15-15-14-13-12-12-11-11-12-12-12-13-12-11-12-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-8-6-7-8-6-6-7-6-5-6-3-3-4-1-2-30-1-30-1-400-2010431641652652654676
Sunrise
6:03
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—
6:03
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:20
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—
5:19
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—
5:17
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—
5:17
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5:16
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5:15
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
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
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
6.0 km
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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