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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9050
6450
6750
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
50
SW
45
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
11
10
15
15
13
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-14
 chill °C
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-24
-26
-24
Freezing level m
4250
4750
5050
4300
4900
5100
4750
5000
5100
5000
5000
5000
4650
4900
4950
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:17
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:14
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW 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
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
20°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
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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