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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 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 -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
55
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
15
W
25
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
45
W
50
WSW
30
W
1
1
2
2
1
max °C
-20
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-21
-18
-17
-19
-18
-16
-20
-19
-17
-19
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-19
-31
-33
-30
-30
-30
-27
-29
-28
-28
-32
-29
-27
-29
-24
-25
-28
-28
-29
-28
2700
3350
3900
2800
3250
3800
2600
3150
3650
2900
3500
4000
2950
3850
4200
3100
3650
4000
2800
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5650
5600
5550
6200
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
Sunset
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50

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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 -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
19° 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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

* 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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