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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
5
N
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
3
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
1
6
6
2
2
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-18
-9
-13
-19
-14
-14
-18
-14
-16
-19
-16
-13
-15
-11
-14
-16
-13
-15
-18
4100
4600
4800
4350
4750
4900
4550
4650
4850
4400
4800
5050
4450
4800
5000
4650
4650
4850
4550
Cloud base (m)
5900
5550
6200
5650
5550
6250
6100
5700
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

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
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
54m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist thunderstorm -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
284 km S
106m alt.
57 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
57 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
57 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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.
57 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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