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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 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 -7°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
NW
35
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
NW
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
10
10
2
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-9
-8
-9
-7
-8
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-10
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-18
-17
-17
-20
-24
-19
-16
-14
-12
-15
-17
-13
-12
-15
-9
-14
-13
4650
4050
4400
4700
4050
4650
4950
4700
4950
5000
4200
4700
4800
4150
4650
4900
4350
Cloud base (m)
5850
5600
6400
6850
8800
6850
6850
5600
5650
5550
5600
6500
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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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 -7°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
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
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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