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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5750
5700
5600
5550
5600
5650
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
6050
5600
5600
6450
5550
5600
km/h
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
E
0
SSW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
—
8
11
20
2
4
15
—
2
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-11
-10
-11
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
 chill °C
-17
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-13
-18
-21
-22
-18
-20
-16
-20
-17
-20
-23
-22
Freezing level m
5450
5650
5350
5350
5350
5100
5000
5150
4800
4700
4850
4650
4600
4750
4250
4500
4700
4100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:37
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue 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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour 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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