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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5700
5600
5550
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
50
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
2
4
8
12
39
9
12
15
10
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-12
 chill °C
-19
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-20
-22
-21
-20
-22
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
Freezing level m
5400
5550
5350
5400
5550
5350
5400
5450
5300
5400
5500
5300
5450
5500
5300
5450
5550
5200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-13-14-13-13-14-13-12-13-13-12-13-12-12-12-12-12-14-10-9-10-10-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-11-4-3-4-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-63324333323323323301010810109987988997996
Sunrise
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
Sunset
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51
5:50
5:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
35°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
377 km SSE
35m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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