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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
0
N
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
1
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-14
-16
-16
-15
-8
-14
-13
-14
-14
-11
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-10
-12
5150
4950
4850
5000
4750
4900
5050
4800
4950
5150
4850
5000
5250
5000
5300
5500
5100
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5850
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri 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.
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
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Tetulia-Panchagor
263 km SSW
63m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Dimla-Nilphamari
287 km SSW
54m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
5.0 km
Mid: few

* 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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