Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

 

Days 0-3 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Gangkhar Puensum Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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 night
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
75 W75
90 W90
95 W95
105 W105
105 W105
70 W70
75 W75
90 W90
85 W85
95 WSW95
90 W90
85 W85
85 W85
80 W80
70 W70
85 WSW85
90 WSW90
85 WSW85
90 WSW90
80 WSW80
80 WSW80
70 WSW70
60 WSW60
65 WSW65
70 SW70
70 SW70
75 WSW75
clear some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear some clouds clear snow shwrs clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
High °C
-14 -14 -15 -16 -16 -16 -16 -16 -16 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -20 -21 -21 -22 -21 -21 -21 -20 -20
Low °C
-14 -15 -16 -16 -16 -17 -16 -16 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -20 -21 -21 -22 -22 -22 -22 -22 -21 -20
Chill °C
-29 -30 -31 -34 -34 -33 -32 -33 -33 -35 -35 -34 -34 -34 -33 -36 -36 -35 -39 -40 -40 -40 -38 -38 -39 -38 -38
Freezing level m
4750 4800 4450 4500 4600 4150 4400 4550 4150 4350 4500 4150 4350 4550 4100 4300 4400 3850 4000 4150 3600 3800 3950 3500 3750 4000 3600
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:58 - - 5:58 - - 6:00 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:03 - - 6:03 - - 6:03 - -
Sunset
- 5:27 - - 5:25 - - 5:24 - - 5:23 - - 5:22 - - 5:22 - - 5:21 - - 5:20 - - 5:19 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Pagri
139 km SW
4301m alt.
1 hour ago
5.2° C
cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
12 km
Mid: overcast
Lhasa ( 拉萨)
190 km NNE
3650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: clear
Lhunze
201 km ENE
3861m alt.
1 hour ago
-2.3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
46 km
Mid: overcast
Xigazê or Rikaze ( 日喀则)
203 km WNW
3837m alt.
1 hour ago
-4.3° C
cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
33 km
Mid: clear

* 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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