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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NW
5
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
35
N
25
NNW
15
NW
20
W
5
W
10
SSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
1
2
1
5
6
1
1
16
6
4
4
1
1
2
1
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-14
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-22
-19
-23
-26
-24
-26
-29
-25
-24
-24
-19
-19
-25
-23
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
4350
4750
4850
4450
4700
4850
4450
4800
5000
4500
4750
4950
4550
4750
4850
4450
4450
4750
4250
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5550
5900
6350
5600
6850
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
Sunset
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
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.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
42 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
42 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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