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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
30
NW
45
N
35
NNW
25
N
5
N
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
12
1
11
3
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-17
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-28
-24
-26
-29
-33
-31
-26
-22
-21
-24
-26
-22
-22
-21
-15
-21
-20
4650
4050
4400
4700
4050
4650
4950
4700
4950
5000
4200
4700
4800
4150
4650
4900
4350
Cloud base (m)
5850
5600
6400
6850
8800
6850
6850
5600
5650
5550
5600
6500
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-22-23-22-22-22-20-20-20-20-20-19-18-18-19-18-17-17-18-19-17-19-18-16-16-15-15-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-10-12-12-11-13-10-9-10-8-8-10-9-8-9-9-8-9-3-6-4-3-6-2-1-30-1-5-2-1-4-2-1-34-1441674862552562
Sunrise
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorms
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
thunderstorm
Lightning visible, no thunder heard.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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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