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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
W
25
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
25
W
20
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
3
2
2
1
2
1
max °C
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-11
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-10
-8
-11
-8
-8
-10
-22
-22
-20
-21
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
-17
-13
-14
-16
-18
-14
-14
-15
4500
3850
4150
4400
3750
4450
4550
4000
4600
4850
4350
4500
4800
4200
4750
4900
4250
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5700
5700
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Sunrise
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:23
6:24

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours 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
319 km S
37m alt.
41 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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.
41 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
41 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
424 km S
2m alt.
41 minutes ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
41 minutes ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
6 km
445 km S
20m alt.
41 minutes ago
33° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6 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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