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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
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1
7
1
3
3
2
4
13
2
1
1
1
5
2
max °C
-15
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-28
-29
-27
-36
-34
-32
-25
-22
-22
-18
-23
-17
-26
-25
-20
-23
-17
-22
-23
4200
4400
4650
3900
4100
4300
3450
4200
4550
3850
4300
4600
4100
4500
4650
3950
4500
4750
4150
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5850
5550
5600
7050
5550
5600
5550
5550
5900
5600
5700
5750
5550
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:11
5:11
5:11
Sunset
6:35
6:36
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:37

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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 -15°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
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
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour 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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