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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
75
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
55
NW
50
NW
20
NW
1
2
max °C
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-21
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-33
-36
-34
-35
-38
-35
-37
-36
-34
-34
-32
-30
-30
-30
-28
-30
-31
-27
-26
2800
3900
4250
3300
4000
4450
3650
4150
4550
3750
4400
4800
3950
4650
4850
4300
4800
5050
4450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Light rain .
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 164 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 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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