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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
km/h
65
WSW
75
WSW
40
WNW
45
W
70
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
60
W
45
WSW
60
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-13
-12
-14
-13
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-27
-26
-26
-25
-29
-32
-32
-35
-34
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-32
-34
-32
-33
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4400
4950
5050
4350
4650
4700
4000
4350
4700
3850
4400
4700
3950
4250
4450
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-16-17-18-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-20-22-22-23-13-12-14-13-14-15-16-17-17-16-16-16-15-16-17-18-19-20-7-6-8-7-7-10-9-10-12-10-10-11-9-9-12-11-12-140-1-31-2-4-3-4-6-3-4-6-3-4-6-5-6-865375253043-143-131-3
Sunrise
6:07
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6:09
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6:09
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6:09
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
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5:14
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5:14
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5:13
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5:12
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5:10
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5:10
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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 Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Cooch Behar
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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
297 km S
44m alt.
3 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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