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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5650
5600
5650
km/h
55
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
8
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
 chill °C
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-14
Freezing level m
5300
5400
5200
5350
5400
5250
5450
5550
5150
5450
5550
5150
5350
5450
5050
5400
5500
5250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-13-14-14-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-13-14-14-14-14-13-12-10-10-11-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-10-9-9-4-4-5-4-3-4-3-3-5-3-4-5-4-5-5-4-4-43212313313313213329879979869869861097
Sunrise
5:47
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—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
5:51
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:47
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—
5:46
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5:45
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
0.2 km
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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