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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6000
5600
5600
5550
6850
8450
5600
5600
km/h
25
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
65
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-23
-21
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-36
-32
-31
-36
-32
-34
-38
-38
-36
-34
-30
-31
-32
-31
-34
-30
-29
-30
Freezing level m
3450
3700
2900
3450
3700
2700
3700
4000
3450
4150
4350
3600
4250
4500
3850
4400
4550
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-27-24-23-22-20-19-19-20-18-18-17-25-24-25-25-24-25-25-23-21-19-18-18-16-16-17-15-15-15-17-18-19-18-18-19-17-16-15-12-12-13-10-10-11-9-10-10-11-11-13-11-11-13-9-9-9-5-6-7-4-5-6-3-4-6-3-4-7-3-4-7-1-2-321-221-131-1
Sunrise
6:15
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:18
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—
6:18
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Sunset
—
5:07
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—
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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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
7.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: few
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few

* 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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