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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
75
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
5
W
15
W
25
W
10
SW
45
SW
25
SW
15
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
S
15
WSW
20
WNW
4
4
2
1
2
1
4
5
2
2
3
1
1
5
5
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-12
-14
min °C
-18
-16
-16
-19
-17
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-12
-10
-12
-10
-10
-15
-14
-12
-15
-32
-29
-26
-27
-26
-24
-28
-27
-24
-24
-22
-20
-24
-19
-19
-15
-19
-19
-22
3550
3550
3900
3150
3650
4000
3600
3850
4000
3300
3950
4500
3900
4200
4550
3750
3900
4200
3450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5800
5550
6000
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-28-27-27-28-25-24-25-25-23-21-19-19-18-19-21-24-23-23-22-23-23-23-24-22-21-21-21-20-17-16-16-15-15-18-20-19-20-17-16-16-18-17-14-15-14-14-15-11-10-11-10-10-13-14-12-15-10-10-9-12-9-8-9-8-7-9-5-4-7-4-4-8-7-6-9-4-2-2-6-2-1-4-1-1-412-222-201-3
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
55 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
55 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
55 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
55 minutes 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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