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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5900
5550
6250
5550
6250
6150
5600
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
50
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
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1
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—
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-29
-28
-30
-30
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
3750
4250
4500
3750
4500
4650
4100
4500
4700
3950
4500
4800
4000
4650
4950
4000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-20-19-18-18-17-16-16-18-18-17-18-16-16-17-16-17-16-16-15-15-14-13-14-12-11-11-12-10-10-11-10-10-11-9-9-10-8-8-9-7-5-4-7-3-3-6-3-4-5-3-3-5-2-2-5-232-2440430430540
Sunrise
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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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5:58
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Sunset
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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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5:29
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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 -16°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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.
49 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
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.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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