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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
6800
6050
5600
5700
5750
5600
5600
km/h
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
80
W
55
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
3
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-17
-18
-16
-15
-14
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-18
-19
-17
-16
-15
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-25
-26
-25
-28
-27
-23
-20
-22
-22
-24
-22
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-23
Freezing level m
3750
2800
3700
4050
3500
4200
4400
3700
4300
4500
4100
4500
4600
3800
4450
4550
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:16
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6:16
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6:18
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6:18
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6:20
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Sunset
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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5:05
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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-2°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
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
lightning 31km NE of Bomdila
230 km ESE
2452m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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