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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
35
W
45
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
N
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
max °C
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
min °C
-14
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-10
-27
-25
-22
-22
-22
-22
-24
-22
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-12
-14
-18
3700
4100
4450
3600
4300
4500
4000
4300
4500
3800
4350
4600
4150
4650
4900
4400
4650
4850
4300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
6050
5600
5550
5550
5550
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5650
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:23

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
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
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
6 km
445 km S
20m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6 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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