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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
7050
6000
5550
5600
5550
5550
km/h
85
SW
85
SW
85
SW
85
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
70
SSW
55
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
19
13
14
27
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
-26
Freezing level m
4850
4950
4300
4850
5100
4300
4850
5050
4350
4850
5100
4450
5050
5100
4950
5050
5150
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-15-14-15-15-16-16-16-15-15-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-12-11-12-13-12-13-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-11-12-12-7-7-8-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-6-8-6-6-6-5-6-6-1-2-40-1-30-1-40-1-310-111-1642651652653765766
Sunrise
6:03
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—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
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Sunset
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5:19
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5:17
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5:17
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5:16
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5:15
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5:15
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
6.0 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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: clear
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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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