– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 6000 | 5600 | 5900 | 5600 | |||
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 cm | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 |
min °C | -16 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -17 |
chill °C | -24 | -26 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -26 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -30 | -28 | -25 |
Freezing level m | 4600 | 4600 | 4100 | 4300 | 4500 | 3750 | 4250 | 4450 | 3750 | 4450 | 4600 | 3700 | 4450 | 4600 | 3850 | 4400 | 4700 | 3700 |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
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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. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport | |||||
Gangtok |  | ||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong |  | ||||
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PetJorhat | |||||
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Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
Tetulia-Panchagor |
* 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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