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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
9400
5700
5700
5600
5600
5950
5600
km/h
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
50
W
55
W
70
W
60
W
65
W
70
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
15
W
35
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-9
-9
-11
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-10
-12
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-13
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-24
-22
-24
-25
-22
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
Freezing level m
3700
4350
4500
4000
4450
4600
3550
4150
4400
3500
4000
4300
3500
4200
4550
3900
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Sunrise
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6:18
—
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6:18
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—
6:20
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6:20
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6:20
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Sunset
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5:06
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5:05
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5:05
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5:04
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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 -8°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

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.
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.
1 hour ago
19°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 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.
42 minutes ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
319 km S
37m alt.
42 minutes 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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