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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
6100
5550
6250
5650
6600
5650
6350
5550
5900
5550
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-29
-30
-33
-36
-33
-32
-35
-35
-36
-41
-39
-34
-36
-38
-40
-38
Freezing level m
3450
3950
4150
3500
3750
4000
3000
3650
4000
2950
3500
3750
2850
3400
3650
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-22-24-24-25-25-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-29-29-30-19-20-20-21-21-22-23-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-14-13-14-16-15-15-17-16-16-18-18-18-19-18-18-20-8-7-7-10-8-8-11-9-9-12-11-11-14-11-11-13-310-4-1-1-5-1-2-6-3-4-8-4-4-7
Sunrise
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6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:08
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5:08
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5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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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 -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
50 minutes ago
23°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
3.0 km
Low: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
50 minutes ago
23°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
50 minutes ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: sky obscured
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
50 minutes ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: clear
371 km S
112m alt.
50 minutes ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
50 minutes ago
29°C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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