– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast
Bhutan Himalaya · BhutanIssued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | ||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
min °C | -15 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
chill °C | -23 | -24 | -24 | -16 | -24 | -26 | -29 | -30 | -28 | -25 | -28 | -30 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -23 |
Freezing level m | 4500 | 4550 | 4750 | 4400 | 4500 | 4600 | 4200 | 4350 | 4550 | 4050 | 4250 | 4550 | 3700 | 4500 | 4700 | 4000 |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Baghdogra (in-af |  | ||||
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* 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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