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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
5650
5550
5600
5650
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5650
5600
5600
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
5
8
15
5
5
22
1
6
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-12
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-11
-10
-9
-12
-16
-9
-16
-14
Freezing level m
5300
5350
5350
5100
5100
5150
4900
4750
4850
4650
4550
4700
4000
4550
4650
4050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
5:50
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:37
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
Mist -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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