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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6050
5600
9450
6100
5600
5850
5600
5700
5600
5700
5600
5700
5650
5600
km/h
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
SW
10
W
0
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
 chill °C
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-11
-14
-16
-11
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-17
Freezing level m
5850
5950
5500
5650
5750
5400
5550
5550
5250
5400
5500
5200
5450
5550
5350
5500
5500
5200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-12-12-12-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-14-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-10-10-11-10-9-10-9-9-11-1-1-3-2-2-4-3-3-5-4-3-5-3-3-4-3-4-565355354243244243112129121191110810107101081097
Sunrise
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:47
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
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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 -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 040 degs)
(6 kph at 10).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
46 minutes ago
20°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.6 km
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.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
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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