Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5600
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
6050
5600
5550
km/h
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
3
4
2
11
24
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-15
 chill °C
-14
-16
-15
-16
-15
-10
-13
-14
-17
-18
-18
-20
-19
-18
-14
-20
-18
-19
Freezing level m
5400
5550
5250
5450
5550
5350
5500
5600
5400
5350
5450
5100
5150
5200
4950
4900
5000
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-13-14-14-13-13-13-12-13-15-14-15-17-16-17-19-17-19-10-10-11-10-9-10-9-9-10-11-10-12-13-12-13-15-14-15-4-3-5-4-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-5-7-8-7-944244244233121-1-1-1-21010810108101081097986775
Sunrise
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
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—
5:40
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—
5:39
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Cooch Behar
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
34°C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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