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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
km/h
35
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ESE
20
E
5
ESE
10
NE
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2
8
2
1
3
3
2
17
4
1
10
max °C
-8
-9
-10
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-11
min °C
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
-12
-10
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-9
-12
-18
-19
-20
-19
-24
-24
-23
-18
-12
-13
-12
-11
-14
-16
-19
-9
-17
4750
4300
4400
4650
3800
4250
4300
3650
4200
4500
3700
4450
4650
4200
4450
4650
4050
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5800
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
7100
5550
5600
5550
5550
6100
6850
5550
6100
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Sunrise
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:11
5:11
Sunset
6:34
6:35
6:36
6:36
6:37
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°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
231 km S
35m alt.
41 minutes ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
41 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
41 minutes ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
41 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
41 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
41 minutes ago
17° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
41 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
335 km SSE
1312m alt.
41 minutes ago
17° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: clear
369 km S
19m alt.
41 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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