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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
20
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
5
N
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
30
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
4
max °C
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-9
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-10
-22
-26
-24
-21
-24
-24
-14
-21
-19
-19
-22
-22
-24
-24
-21
-20
-21
-18
-20
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4900
4950
4950
4700
4800
5100
4850
5000
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4950
4950
5300
5150
5150
5550
5100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
6350
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5800
5650
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Thunderstorm -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
39 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
39 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
39 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
39 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
39 minutes ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
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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