Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

 

Days 0-3 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 3-6 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
30 W30
50 W50
45 WSW45
65 WSW65
65 WSW65
55 WSW55
55 WSW55
60 W60
85 WSW85
100 WSW100
100 WSW100
105 WSW105
105 WSW105
110 WSW110
110 WSW110
110 WSW110
105 WSW105
95 WSW95
75 W75
75 W75
65 W65
65 W65
70 W70
70 W70
80 W80
55 W55
55 W55
some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-17 -17 -17 -19 -20 -20 -19 -17 -17 -17 -16 -16 -16 -15 -15 -15 -14 -14 -13 -12 -12 -13 -13 -13 -14 -16 -15
Low °C
-18 -17 -18 -21 -20 -20 -20 -18 -17 -18 -17 -16 -16 -15 -15 -16 -15 -14 -14 -13 -13 -14 -13 -14 -17 -16 -16
Chill °C
-30 -31 -31 -35 -37 -36 -35 -33 -34 -35 -34 -34 -34 -33 -33 -33 -31 -31 -28 -26 -26 -27 -28 -27 -29 -30 -29
Freezing level m
3100 3150 3400 2750 2800 2950 2450 2800 3200 2700 2950 3200 2750 3100 3350 2800 3200 3600 3300 3700 4050 3650 3750 4000 3400 3400 3650
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
- 6:37 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:41 - - 6:41 - - 6:41 - - 6:41 - - 6:43 -
Sunset
- - 5:01 - - 5:02 - - 5:02 - - 5:02 - - 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:04 - - 5:05 - - 5:05

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Pagri
139 km SW
4301m alt.
1 hour ago
-12.6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Lhasa ( 拉萨)
190 km NNE
3650m alt.
1 hour ago
-4.5° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Lhunze
201 km ENE
3861m alt.
1 hour ago
-8.6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: sky obscured
Xigazê or Rikaze ( 日喀则)
203 km WNW
3837m alt.
1 hour ago
-12.9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
43 km
Mid: sky obscured
Gauhati Air Force Base
243 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
High: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Gangkhar Puensum and within an acceptable time window.

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