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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
night
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night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
W
25
WSW
50
W
25
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
20
SW
30
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
30
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
11
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-15
-15
-13
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-13
-13
-11
-14
-13
-13
-13
-24
-25
-26
-26
-23
-24
-23
-22
-19
-20
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-24
-21
-20
-22
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4400
4900
5100
4650
4800
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4950
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5050
5350
4750
5200
5350
5000
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5650
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:05
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:42
6:43

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
48 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
48 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
48 minutes ago
15° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
48 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
48 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
48 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
48 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
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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