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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
5550
5900
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
7200
5950
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
km/h
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
W
15
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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4
9
17
7
10
6
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—
—
—
1
—
—
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-14
-14
-12
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-19
-14
-18
-19
-15
-22
-22
-16
-21
-23
-21
-23
-19
-22
-23
-25
Freezing level m
5100
5050
5100
4850
4800
4800
4550
4650
4750
4200
4600
4750
4150
4600
4850
4650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
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—
5:40
—
—
5:39
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—
5:38
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—
5:37
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5:36
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour 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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