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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5650
5700
5600
5550
km/h
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
Freezing level m
5350
5550
5250
5400
5600
5450
5450
5550
5350
5450
5600
5350
5550
5650
5450
5450
5600
5400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-12-13-13-12-13-13-12-13-13-13-13-10-9-10-9-8-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-10-4-3-4-4-2-4-3-3-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-3-433234333244344334391089108998101081011910108
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
Sunset
6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
thunderstorm
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Mist thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
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.
53 minutes ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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