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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
20
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
40
SW
30
W
50
W
40
WNW
35
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
7
1
5
max °C
-15
-13
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-13
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-15
-13
-14
-17
-14
-13
-15
-14
-16
-17
-15
-13
-14
-12
-13
-16
-15
-15
-17
-25
-20
-26
-26
-25
-22
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-24
-24
-18
-24
-26
-25
-24
-17
3250
4000
4150
3400
3950
4150
3350
3750
3850
3200
3750
4150
3300
4000
4250
3500
3800
3950
3000
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5650
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5650
5700
5600
5550
5550
5550
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:13

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour 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
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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