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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 28 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
45
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WNW
2
2
2
2
3
max °C
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
-21
-19
-19
-17
-15
-15
-17
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-18
-21
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-18
-16
-16
-19
-20
-22
-23
-28
-30
-26
-25
-36
-34
-30
-33
-33
-31
-30
-24
-26
-33
-35
-33
-31
4000
3150
3500
3750
2700
3150
3500
2850
3050
3500
2600
2950
3500
2750
2600
3200
2500
Cloud base (m)
5950
8650
5650
5600
6950
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-24-26-27-29-32-31-32-32-30-26-24-25-26-29-32-32-22-21-22-24-26-27-27-29-28-26-23-21-21-23-26-28-28-15-16-15-17-20-20-20-22-20-20-18-16-16-18-20-21-22-9-11-9-10-13-13-12-15-13-13-13-10-10-14-14-14-17-2-6-2-4-8-5-5-8-6-6-8-5-4-9-7-8-11
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri 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 5 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
Patches of shallow fog.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: sky obscured
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
Fog -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
319 km S
37m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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