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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
45
W
40
W
55
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
35
WNW
1
3
5
3
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-17
-16
-18
-15
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-15
-17
-16
-18
-21
-20
-18
-19
-18
-17
-19
-16
-14
-17
-15
-15
-17
-28
-28
-28
-27
-32
-32
-29
-31
-30
-30
-32
-29
-28
-31
-26
-24
-30
3850
2550
3400
3700
3200
3250
3900
2900
3100
3700
2600
3350
3900
2800
3650
4050
2900
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
5700
5550
9050
5550
9000
5600
5550
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:35
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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
18° C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
-
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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