Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-10
-10
-9
-11
-9
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
5400
5450
5550
5350
5500
5600
5450
5600
5700
5450
5550
5700
5400
5500
5550
5300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
lightning 55km WNW of Lhasa
208 km N
5095m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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