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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
9650
km/h
80
W
90
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
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 mm
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—
—
—
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max °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-30
-31
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-24
-24
-23
Freezing level m
4850
3900
4500
4800
4050
4850
5000
4450
4950
5200
4350
4850
5050
4300
4800
5150
4400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:03
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6:03
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6:05
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6:05
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6:05
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Sunset
5:21
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5:20
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5:19
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5:17
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5:17
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5:16
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
25°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
24°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Rajarhat-Kurigram
265 km S
31m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: clear
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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