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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
SW
30
W
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3
1
8
1
1
3
3
1
4
3
1
8
1
1
8
4
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-22
-23
-22
-23
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-21
-22
-21
-25
-24
-26
-21
4950
4500
4650
4850
4450
4600
4700
4350
4400
4750
4100
4550
4700
4300
4550
4850
4400
Cloud base (m)
5800
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
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 -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.5 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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