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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6550
5600
6200
5650
5600
5550
5550
6350
6150
5700
5600
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
 chill °C
-35
-36
-38
-38
-35
-34
-35
-35
-32
-35
-36
-37
-32
-31
-31
-30
-32
-33
Freezing level m
3600
3950
2800
3400
3750
2900
3400
3650
2950
3650
4050
3400
4200
4350
3750
4300
4500
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-27-28-30-29-28-29-28-28-28-27-25-23-22-21-20-19-20-22-23-24-25-25-25-24-24-25-24-23-22-19-19-18-16-16-17-15-16-18-18-18-19-17-18-19-17-16-16-12-12-13-10-10-12-9-9-12-11-11-13-11-11-13-9-9-10-5-6-7-4-4-7-2-2-7-3-4-7-3-4-7-1-2-421-232-1
Sunrise
6:13
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—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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6:18
—
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Sunset
—
5:07
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5:07
—
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5:07
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—
5:07
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5:06
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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 Mon morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 190 degs)
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
4 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Low: 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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