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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9450
7100
6350
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
90
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
14
36
19
10
13
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
 chill °C
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-24
Freezing level m
4850
5050
4250
4800
5050
4350
4850
5100
4700
4850
5100
5000
4950
5150
4850
5000
5000
3950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-15-16-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-14-15-16-15-16-11-12-13-12-13-13-13-12-13-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-12-14-6-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-7-90-1-40-2-30-1-2-11-101-11-1-564265266467666575-1
Sunrise
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:17
—
—
5:17
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
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—
5:15
—
—
5:14
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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 Mon morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
6 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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