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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
40
W
45
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
1
2
2
3
9
8
5
1
max °C
-11
-13
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-11
min °C
-12
-14
-12
-12
-15
-12
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-12
-12
-13
-10
-10
-12
-23
-26
-18
-21
-25
-21
-24
-26
-24
-24
-27
-22
-21
-25
-21
-19
-21
4350
3450
4200
4300
3650
4150
4300
3850
3850
4000
3100
4250
4350
3950
4600
4600
3800
Cloud base (m)
5700
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
6450
5600
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:13
6:14
6:14

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
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
293 km NE
5041m alt.
30 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 177).
10
297 km S
44m alt.
45 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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