Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
6600
8500
5900
5550
5600
km/h
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-19
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-14
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-18
-19
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-15
-12
-12
-13
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-26
-24
-25
-24
-26
-27
-27
-27
-23
-22
-23
-22
-22
-24
-20
-22
-22
Freezing level m
3700
2900
3500
3700
2700
3700
4000
3450
4200
4400
3600
4300
4500
3900
4400
4550
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-28-28-28-29-28-27-24-22-22-20-19-19-19-19-18-17-24-25-24-24-25-24-23-21-19-18-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-18-19-17-18-19-17-16-15-12-12-13-10-10-11-9-9-10-11-13-10-11-13-9-9-9-5-5-7-4-5-6-3-4-5-4-7-3-4-7-1-2-322-231-132-1
Sunrise
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—
6:16
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:18
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6:18
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Sunset
5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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5:06
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5:06
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5:05
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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 -11°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
2.5 km
Low: few
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
2.5 km
Low: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: few
Rajarhat-Kurigram
265 km S
31m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: clear
lightning 133km NW of Lhasa
275 km N
4855m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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