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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
60
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
55
W
85
W
80
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
85
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
70
NNW
2
1
1
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-19
-20
-20
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
-27
-28
-30
-32
-31
-33
-34
-29
-34
-37
-36
-34
-38
-37
-35
-36
-34
-32
-36
3050
3550
4450
2950
3800
4300
2950
3900
4150
3050
4050
4300
3350
4050
4400
3450
4250
4600
3850
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
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Sunrise
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
Sunset
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
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
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 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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