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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
5750
6500
5650
6350
5600
5550
5600
5550
6450
6050
5550
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
5
N
15
NNW
25
NW
40
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-17
-16
-15
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-15
-17
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-20
-17
-18
-17
-13
-13
-14
 chill °C
-23
-26
-25
-26
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-25
-29
-29
-23
-22
-26
Freezing level m
3950
3100
3600
4000
2800
3450
3750
2850
3350
3600
2850
3550
3950
3250
4100
4250
3400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-26-26-26-27-30-29-28-29-29-29-29-28-25-23-23-22-22-23-22-22-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-22-19-19-19-15-17-15-16-18-18-18-19-18-18-20-17-17-16-13-13-14-9-12-9-9-12-11-11-13-11-11-13-10-10-10-6-6-9-2-6-1-2-6-3-4-7-4-4-7-2-3-520-3
Sunrise
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—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
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5:07
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5:06
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu 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
-2°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 120).
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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