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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
6850
5550
5700
5600
km/h
20
W
10
W
10
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
50
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
65
W
65
W
85
W
85
W
105
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
 chill °C
-36
-33
-33
-37
-38
-37
-34
-31
-31
-31
-33
-32
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-32
Freezing level m
3550
3700
2750
3700
4050
3450
4200
4400
3700
4300
4550
4000
4450
4600
3700
4300
4500
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-28-29-28-27-24-23-22-20-19-19-19-18-18-17-17-17-17-24-24-25-24-23-21-19-18-17-16-16-16-15-15-14-13-14-15-17-18-19-17-16-15-12-12-12-10-10-11-9-10-10-8-9-10-10-11-13-9-9-9-5-5-7-4-5-6-3-4-6-3-4-6-3-4-7-1-2-322-231042-121-2
Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:18
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—
6:20
—
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Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:06
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—
5:06
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5:05
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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 -16°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WSW 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
4 hours ago
20°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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