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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
W
70
WNW
45
W
70
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
65
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
W
45
WNW
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
2
2
1
max °C
-18
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
-26
-26
-27
-26
-24
-21
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-20
-22
-23
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-25
-23
-21
-20
-22
-35
-37
-35
-39
-35
-36
-37
-33
-33
-41
-43
-39
-42
-41
-40
-38
-33
-34
-36
3600
4000
4300
3450
3800
4100
3250
3500
3800
2950
3250
3550
2750
3150
3550
2650
2950
3500
2500
Cloud base (m)
5600
6000
5550
6700
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-22-24-23-24-24-24-23-25-27-28-30-31-32-31-29-25-24-23-24-19-20-20-21-20-21-20-22-23-25-26-26-28-27-25-22-21-20-21-13-13-13-15-14-14-15-15-17-19-19-20-22-19-19-17-15-15-17-8-6-7-9-7-8-10-9-10-13-12-13-15-12-12-13-10-10-12-31-1-40-1-5-2-3-7-4-6-8-5-5-8-4-4-8
Sunrise
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
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
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.4 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
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
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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