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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
6550
5550
km/h
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
SW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-8
-9
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-21
-21
-19
-21
-23
-21
-22
-21
-21
-19
-21
-19
-22
-22
-20
-20
-20
Freezing level m
4800
4050
4650
4800
3950
4400
4700
3950
4500
4900
4150
4750
4950
4250
4700
5000
4400
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Sunrise
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6:01
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6:01
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6:01
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6:03
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6:03
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Sunset
5:24
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5:23
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5:22
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5:22
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5:21
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5:20
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
370 km ESE
101m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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