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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
35
NW
20
N
15
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
3
1
3
1
1
3
2
5
1
2
7
4
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-10
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-11
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-15
-14
-17
-16
-13
-12
-16
-8
-14
-17
-12
-14
-19
-15
-12
-14
-11
-14
-14
4600
4950
4950
4150
4550
4800
4500
4750
4850
4500
4850
4900
4350
4900
5100
4600
4750
4900
4600
Cloud base (m)
7500
5550
5650
5750
5550
5750
5550
5550
6250
5850
5650
6650
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
Sunset
6:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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