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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
100
WNW
105
WNW
70
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
2
2
2
max °C
-13
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-21
-20
-19
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-19
-20
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-21
-21
-20
-20
-31
-32
-31
-34
-34
-30
-33
-38
-36
-34
-37
-35
-33
-36
-35
-35
-35
4450
2950
3850
4300
2950
3800
4100
2950
3950
4300
3450
4100
4450
3500
4100
4550
3800
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-17-18-18-20-20-22-23-23-23-23-25-24-24-25-24-23-14-15-15-16-17-16-19-20-20-19-20-20-19-20-21-20-20-9-12-10-10-13-11-13-15-13-13-14-13-13-14-14-13-14-5-8-5-6-9-6-7-10-6-7-9-5-6-9-6-6-80-40-1-50-1-510-321-321-2
Sunrise
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
42 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
42 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
42 minutes ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
42 minutes ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
6 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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