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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5850
5550
6350
5550
6250
6300
5600
5650
5800
5600
5600
5650
5600
km/h
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
30
W
50
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
 chill °C
-29
-29
-29
-31
-30
-25
-27
-26
-24
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-29
Freezing level m
4750
3950
4500
4700
3950
4550
4850
4100
4650
4850
4050
4500
4800
4100
4750
4900
4250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-20-20-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-16-17-17-17-17-16-17-16-17-16-17-17-15-15-15-13-13-14-14-13-14-13-13-14-10-11-10-10-12-9-9-10-8-8-9-8-8-9-7-8-9-3-5-3-4-6-2-3-5-2-3-5-2-2-4-1-2-440430441530440552
Sunrise
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—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
5:31
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5:30
—
—
5:30
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—
5:29
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—
5:28
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5:27
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
219m alt.
5 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
Mymensingh
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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