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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6500
5550
6200
5600
5550
5550
6700
5900
5600
9400
5650
5600
km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-14
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-16
-19
-18
-18
-19
-17
-18
-19
-17
-17
-17
-12
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-26
-30
-28
-26
-25
-24
-18
-24
-25
-28
-28
-22
-21
-23
-21
-22
-24
Freezing level m
4000
2900
3450
3750
2900
3400
3650
3050
3650
4000
3350
4200
4300
3700
4300
4500
3950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-27-29-29-28-29-28-28-28-28-25-22-22-21-19-19-20-22-24-25-24-25-24-24-25-24-23-22-19-18-18-16-15-17-16-18-18-18-19-17-18-19-17-16-16-12-12-13-10-10-11-9-12-11-11-13-11-11-13-9-10-10-5-6-7-4-4-6-2-7-3-4-7-3-4-7-1-2-421-232-1
Sunrise
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:06
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: few
lightning 142km NW of Lhasa
273 km N
4829m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour 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
21°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
1 hour 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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