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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
6500
5550
6550
5600
6600
5550
6650
5850
9650
6750
5950
km/h
80
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
65
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
25
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-15
-16
-16
-15
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-31
-31
-30
-27
-35
-34
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-38
-36
-34
-37
Freezing level m
4700
3900
4350
4650
3800
4200
4350
3600
4050
4300
3450
3850
4150
3300
3750
4100
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:11
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—
6:11
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6:13
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6:13
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6:13
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Sunset
5:10
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5:10
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5:09
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5:08
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5:08
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5:07
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun 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
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
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
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
16°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
4 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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