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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Sun night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
6200
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
6150
5600
km/h
20
WSW
50
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
60
W
55
W
35
WSW
50
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
70
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
 chill °C
-25
-26
-24
-28
-26
-29
-27
-26
-26
-23
-26
-26
-27
-29
-28
-28
Freezing level m
4150
4650
4850
4200
4500
4800
4200
4650
4900
4350
4650
5000
4050
4700
4950
4250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-16-17-18-17-17-17-17-16-16-17-16-17-17-18-18-14-13-13-15-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-14-14-15-15-9-7-8-10-8-8-9-8-7-9-8-7-9-8-8-10-5-1-2-5-2-2-4-2-2-4-1-2-4-1-2-41541442551551552
Sunrise
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:27
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—
5:25
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5:24
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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 -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Sun 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
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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