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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
35
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
20
SW
35
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
5
3
2
8
2
3
4
3
5
3
2
6
1
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-16
-17
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-28
-29
-24
-22
-23
-21
-23
-27
-24
-21
-27
-26
-24
-26
-26
-25
-27
4700
4250
4850
4900
4450
4750
4800
4550
4650
4800
4400
4500
4700
4350
4550
4700
4300
Cloud base (m)
5650
9300
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5950
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh 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.
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 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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