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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
WNW
55
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
60
W
25
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
2
2
2
2
3
1
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-19
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-33
-32
-31
-29
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-33
-32
-29
-30
-28
-26
3700
4450
4550
3600
3950
4350
3600
4100
4500
4000
4350
4500
3800
4250
4450
3950
4650
4750
4300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5550
5550
5650
5650
5650
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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
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
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
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
21° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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
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
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
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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