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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
35
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
1
1
4
1
1
5
4
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-15
-17
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-16
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-20
-18
-16
-19
-17
-16
-18
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-16
-14
-15
-19
-18
-16
-18
-32
-32
-27
-30
-30
-29
-34
-31
-27
-30
-25
-23
-26
-25
-28
-33
-31
-26
-26
2900
3200
3800
2750
3150
3750
2600
3250
4000
2900
3700
4100
3050
3650
4100
2950
3500
3800
3250
Cloud base (m)
5550
6100
5550
5550
5550
6000
5550
6350
5550
5800
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-29-27-27-26-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-24-24-24-27-29-28-28-24-24-23-24-22-22-23-23-22-22-21-21-21-21-21-23-25-24-24-19-17-16-18-16-16-18-16-16-17-15-14-16-14-14-18-18-16-18-13-11-10-13-10-9-12-9-9-12-7-7-11-8-8-12-10-9-12-8-4-3-8-4-3-7-3-3-6-10-5-1-1-6-3-2-6
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51

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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour 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

* 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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