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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
80
WNW
50
W
90
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
2
3
1
2
2
2
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-18
-15
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-26
-24
-24
-22
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-19
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-21
-35
-34
-36
-35
-31
-29
-27
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-37
-35
-36
-39
-36
-34
-39
2650
3100
3650
2800
3600
4250
3050
3800
4350
3000
3900
4300
2950
3800
4150
3150
3950
4200
3300
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5750
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-28-28-23-19-16-15-16-16-17-17-17-20-22-22-23-24-23-24-26-24-24-20-16-14-13-13-14-15-15-15-18-18-19-20-20-19-20-20-18-17-16-11-9-10-9-9-11-9-10-13-13-13-15-13-13-15-14-12-10-11-6-5-7-5-5-7-5-5-9-7-7-10-6-7-10-9-5-4-7-1-1-400-31-1-50-1-510-4
Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58

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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 -12°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy 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 10 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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
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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