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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
35
NW
45
W
60
WNW
45
NW
25
W
20
W
40
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
25
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
3
2
2
1
1
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-17
-16
-18
-29
-32
-31
-29
-26
-25
-28
-35
-35
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-29
-28
-29
4550
3600
4600
4750
4150
4550
4650
4200
4250
4350
3600
4350
4550
3850
4550
4650
4150
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
6100
6650
5550
5550
5550
5650
8550
5600
5750
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the W 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.
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
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
335 km SSE
1312m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
200 m
Mid: sky obscured

* 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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