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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
W
85
WSW
65
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
90
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
1
3
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-23
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-25
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-42
-42
-40
-45
-44
-46
-46
-44
-44
-44
-46
-43
-41
-37
-35
-39
-35
-37
-42
3150
3550
3850
3100
3450
3750
2700
3150
3650
2600
3150
3600
2850
3400
3900
2950
3250
3800
3050
Cloud base (m)
9150
5600
6650
5550
6750
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-27-27-27-29-29-28-28-29-30-31-30-29-29-28-28-29-28-28-23-23-23-24-25-26-25-24-25-27-27-26-26-24-24-25-25-24-24-17-16-16-18-18-18-19-18-19-21-20-19-20-17-17-19-18-17-19-12-9-10-12-10-12-13-11-11-15-12-13-14-10-10-13-11-10-13-6-2-3-6-3-4-8-4-4-9-5-5-7-3-4-7-4-4-7
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:42

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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