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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
10
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
5
1
1
2
max °C
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
min °C
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
-13
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-21
-22
-20
-21
-22
-20
-28
-26
-23
-20
-17
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-14
-15
-14
4400
4850
5050
4600
5050
5200
4900
5050
5300
4900
5350
5500
5000
5300
5550
5150
5500
5650
5350
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5700
5750
5650
6800
5900
6450
5650
5850
5650
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Sunrise
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
Sunset
6:40
6:42
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44

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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Rajarhat-Kurigram
265 km S
31m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dimla-Nilphamari
287 km SSW
54m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 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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