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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
km/h
30
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
25
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
N
15
N
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1
1
2
1
10
1
2
4
1
2
5
18
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-28
-29
-30
-31
-24
-28
-28
-28
-31
-31
-25
-28
-26
-26
-23
-26
-25
4650
3950
4450
4600
4050
4500
4650
3800
4300
4450
3650
4200
4500
4200
4450
4650
4100
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5850
5550
5600
5750
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
5950
5550
5600
5750
5550
8200
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Sunrise
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:11
Sunset
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:36
6:36
6:37

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
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.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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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