Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

 

Days 0-3 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 6-9 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
20 NW20
20 W20
20 W20
25 WSW25
25 W25
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
30 WNW30
20 WNW20
20 WSW20
25 WNW25
25 W25
30 WSW30
35 W35
40 W40
40 WSW40
40 W40
40 WSW40
45 WSW45
40 WSW40
40 WSW40
40 WSW40
25 WSW25
20 W20
25 WNW25
20 WNW20
20 WSW20
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-1 -2 1 1 -2 -1 -2 -4 -1 -1 -3 1 1 -1 2 1 -1 1 0 -3 -2 -3 -6 -5 -4 -6 -3
Low °C
-3 -2 0 -2 -4 -3 -4 -5 -2 -4 -4 0 -2 -1 0 -1 -2 0 -2 -5 -4 -6 -8 -7 -8 -8 -5
Chill °C
-7 -8 -4 -5 -9 -7 -8 -11 -6 -6 -10 -5 -5 -8 -5 -6 -9 -7 -8 -11 -10 -11 -14 -12 -11 -12 -10
Freezing level m
3850 3700 3950 4100 3500 3550 3750 3200 3650 3850 3400 3950 4150 3700 4050 4200 3800 3950 4050 3250 3350 3500 2750 2900 3400 2850 3150
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Sunrise
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Sunset
5:05 - - 5:06 - - 5:06 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:08 - - 5:09 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 4000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pagri
139 km SW
4301m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.5° C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: clear
Lhasa ( 拉萨)
190 km NNE
3650m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.2° C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10 km
Mid: clear
Gangtok-in-sikkim
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
11.4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: few
Lhunze
201 km ENE
3861m alt.
2 hours ago
-11.9° C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
50 km
Mid: clear
Xigazê or Rikaze ( 日喀则)
203 km WNW
3837m alt.
2 hours ago
-9.3° C
clear
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
46 km
Mid: clear

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Gangkhar Puensum and within an acceptable time window.

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