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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
5550
6200
5800
6600
5650
6150
5600
5700
5650
6350
6750
km/h
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
SW
10
W
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-30
-34
-36
-33
-34
-36
-36
-37
-39
-40
-38
-37
-35
-36
-34
-33
-39
-39
Freezing level m
3950
4100
3500
3700
4000
2950
3600
3950
3050
3550
3850
2850
3400
3650
2750
3400
3800
3300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-25-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-29-27-20-20-22-21-22-23-22-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-24-13-14-16-15-15-17-15-16-18-17-17-19-17-18-20-18-18-17-7-7-10-8-8-12-9-9-12-10-10-13-11-11-14-11-10-121-1-4-1-2-6-2-2-6-2-3-7-4-5-8-3-3-5
Sunrise
6:13
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—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
5:08
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
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—
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 -20°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
4.5 km
Low: few
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
7.0 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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