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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
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2
6
5
1
1
3
5
1
6
1
2
1
max °C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-27
-28
-24
-23
-16
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-22
-24
-29
-26
-26
-28
-27
-28
4050
4350
4550
3800
4450
4600
4250
4450
4700
4250
4550
4750
4150
4550
4750
4200
4450
4700
4300
Cloud base (m)
5550
5700
5550
5600
6200
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:13
Sunset
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34
6:35

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
moderate rain
Rain
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
43 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 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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