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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
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10
2
5
4
1
3
2
1
5
9
1
3
max °C
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-10
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-21
-20
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-13
-14
-17
-15
-15
-18
4700
3950
4350
4600
4150
4400
4650
4250
4500
4800
4450
4550
4750
3850
4500
4750
4450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sun 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: 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
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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