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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
50
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
6
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-18
-21
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-28
-28
-26
-27
-30
-31
-29
-29
-28
-36
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-26
-28
-27
-29
4300
4750
4850
4300
4650
4800
4050
4300
4500
4000
4200
4450
3550
4350
4550
4100
4150
4500
4150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5550
6350
5800
5550
5650
6150
5600
5600
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04

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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 153).
32
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.
3 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

* 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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