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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5950
5750
5600
6100
5650
9600
6150
5600
5900
5700
5600
5600
5750
km/h
45
SSW
40
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-20
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-10
-15
-15
-10
Freezing level m
5400
5650
5850
5600
5800
5900
5450
5600
5700
5450
5550
5650
5400
5550
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-12-10-11-11-11-12-13-13-13-13-13-14-13-13-13-9-8-7-8-7-7-8-9-9-10-9-9-10-10-9-10-4-2-1-2-1-1-3-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-4255466355354344281111912119111191111911118
Sunrise
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5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
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—
5:50
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Sunset
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5:49
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5:47
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5:46
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5:45
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5:44
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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 -7°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
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
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour 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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