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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
WSW
35
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
10
WSW
5
E
10
NE
25
NNE
25
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
1
1
4
4
1
1
4
1
4
1
2
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-13
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-18
-16
-14
-17
-16
-19
-20
-18
-18
-20
-18
-15
-13
-15
-16
-21
-18
-18
-16
4250
4650
4850
4350
4650
4850
4500
4550
4700
4200
4550
4750
4300
4500
4550
4100
4550
4850
4300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
6150
5600
5800
6550
5800
6000
5550
5600
6500
5600
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Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed 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
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
21° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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