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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5750
6600
5700
6300
5700
5550
5600
5550
6350
6050
5600
km/h
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-23
-22
-23
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-19
-19
-18
 chill °C
-36
-35
-36
-38
-38
-34
-34
-38
-36
-32
-35
-39
-37
-33
-31
-32
Freezing level m
3100
3600
4000
2850
3450
3700
2900
3400
3650
2850
3600
3950
3300
4150
4300
3550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-26-27-27-30-29-28-29-29-29-29-28-26-23-23-21-23-22-23-24-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-22-19-19-18-17-16-16-18-18-18-19-18-18-20-17-17-16-13-13-13-12-9-9-12-11-11-13-11-11-14-10-10-10-6-6-8-6-1-2-6-3-4-7-4-5-7-2-3-520-3
Sunrise
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
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5:06
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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 -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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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