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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
65
W
75
W
85
W
65
WNW
55
W
40
W
60
W
70
W
90
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
110
WSW
115
WSW
100
WSW
105
WSW
70
W
55
WNW
25
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-19
-21
-22
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
min°C
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-19
-21
-21
-23
-25
-24
-23
-26
-25
-25
chill°C 
-37
-35
-35
-33
-30
-30
-31
-33
-38
-40
-40
-45
-46
-46
-44
-46
-43
-40
Freezing level (m
4150
4500
3850
4650
4900
4300
4700
4850
4200
4200
4300
3400
3600
3850
2750
3500
3950
3250
Cloud base (m)
9400
9300
8750
9250
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7570 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
52 minutes ago
15° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
52 minutes ago
22° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
52 minutes ago
24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
52 minutes ago
24° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
52 minutes ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
52 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
52 minutes ago
14° C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: few
297 km S
44m alt.
52 minutes 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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