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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
night
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
65
WSW
65
WSW
25
W
30
SW
35
WSW
10
W
35
SW
50
SW
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-18
-16
-19
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-21
-21
-23
-24
-19
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
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5350
5500
5300
5200
5400
5000
5000
5300
5100
5150
5300
5000
5100
5250
5050
5200
5300
5100
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5700
5600
5750
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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
10° C
No report.
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
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
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.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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