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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
6100
6550
5700
6550
5650
5800
5550
7200
5800
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-21
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-23
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-35
-34
-33
-36
-36
-37
-40
-40
-35
-36
-38
-37
-26
-35
-37
-38
Freezing level m
3400
3700
3950
3100
3650
4000
2850
3500
3750
2900
3450
3650
2950
3450
3750
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-26-26-26-26-27-28-30-29-28-29-29-29-29-28-26-22-22-22-23-22-23-24-26-25-25-25-25-26-25-24-23-16-15-15-17-15-16-18-18-18-19-17-18-20-18-17-17-10-8-9-11-8-9-12-11-11-13-10-11-13-10-10-11-5-1-1-6-1-2-6-3-4-7-3-4-7-3-3-5
Sunrise
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
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5:07
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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 -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Thu 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 100).
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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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