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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
40
NW
20
WNW
40
NNW
35
NW
45
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
1
1
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-12
-8
-8
-10
-8
-7
-10
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-12
-26
-27
-25
-25
-27
-22
-23
-24
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-18
-16
-18
-21
4500
3500
4150
4600
3800
4350
4800
3950
4650
4950
4150
4750
5000
4350
4800
4950
4000
Cloud base (m)
8300
5600
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:15
Sunset
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 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
21° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (21 kph from 129 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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