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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5650
5650
5650
5650
5600
5750
5650
5750
5600
km/h
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
0
SSW
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Snowflake cm
6
5
2
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-21
-23
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
-16
-16
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-14
-10
Freezing level m
5400
5250
5300
5450
5300
5450
5600
5300
5600
5700
5400
5450
5550
5250
5500
5600
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-14-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-11-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-10-11-10-9-10-9-8-9-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-9-10-4-5-4-4-5-3-2-4-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-3-4223313424434424428799710107101081010811108
Sunrise
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
5:51
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—
5:50
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:47
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5:46
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5:45
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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

* 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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