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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
km/h
50
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
35
W
60
W
70
W
60
W
90
W
90
W
90
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-23
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-23
-22
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-39
-39
-33
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-32
-32
-31
-33
Freezing level m
4050
3450
4200
4450
3700
4350
4500
4000
4500
4650
3600
4400
4550
3650
4050
4400
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:16
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6:18
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6:18
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6:20
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6:20
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Sunset
5:07
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Low: few
208 km S
36m alt.
4 hours ago
25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
4 hours ago
23°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
214 km S
41m alt.
4 hours ago
23°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
4 hours ago
23°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few

* 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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