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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
9650
5800
5600
5650
5650
5600
km/h
40
W
50
W
55
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-28
-26
-28
-27
-25
-24
-28
-29
-29
-31
-30
-28
-26
-28
-27
-29
Freezing level m
4200
4600
4800
4200
4600
4900
4250
4650
4850
4200
4700
4950
4250
4700
4950
4200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-17-18-18-16-17-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-17-17-14-13-14-15-14-13-14-14-14-15-15-14-14-14-13-14-9-8-8-10-8-7-9-8-8-10-8-8-9-8-8-10-4-2-2-5-2-2-4-2-2-5-1-2-5-1-2-51441551551641641
Sunrise
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5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
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Sunset
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5:28
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5:27
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5:25
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5:24
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5:23
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

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
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
24°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: 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
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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