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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
km/h
10
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
50
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SSW
35
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
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12
5
2
1
2
3
4
6
3
2
6
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-16
-18
-22
-27
-28
-25
-28
-30
-27
-24
-26
-28
-29
-27
-29
-26
-26
-22
-26
4700
4100
4500
4650
4250
4550
4650
4000
4450
4650
3850
4400
4450
4050
4250
4550
3850
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:32
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:36
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
4 hours ago
17° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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