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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
6800
6050
5600
5700
5750
5600
5600
km/h
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
50
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
55
W
60
W
105
W
70
W
100
W
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Snowflake cm
3
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-24
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-34
-33
-35
-39
-36
-33
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-27
-29
-30
-31
-29
-30
Freezing level m
3750
2800
3700
4050
3500
4200
4400
3700
4300
4500
4100
4500
4600
3800
4450
4550
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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6:16
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6:16
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6:18
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6:18
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6:20
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Sunset
5:07
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5:07
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5:06
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5:06
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5:05
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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 -15°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
4 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(19 kph at 160).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning 62km NNE of Bomdila
238 km E
2530m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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