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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
5550
6300
5550
5600
km/h
50
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
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 mm
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—
—
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max °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
 chill °C
-28
-30
-30
-29
-31
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-31
-30
-29
-31
-30
-29
-29
Freezing level m
4750
4300
4600
4850
4300
4700
4900
4250
4750
4950
4100
4550
4850
4150
4500
4800
4100
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Sunrise
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6:00
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6:00
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6:01
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6:01
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6:01
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Sunset
5:27
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5:25
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5:24
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5:23
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5:22
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
6°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(24 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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