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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
95
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
95
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
45
W
20
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
35
NW
55
WNW
70
WNW
45
W
35
W
3
2
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-21
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-29
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-26
-24
-23
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-21
-23
-48
-46
-45
-47
-48
-40
-41
-39
-36
-40
-40
-34
-41
-43
-42
-40
-38
-38
-36
2600
3200
3650
2350
3050
3650
2800
3450
3900
2850
3400
3800
2850
3100
3650
2700
3550
4000
2750
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5750
5550
6650
9450
6350
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-29-30-31-30-30-29-28-29-29-27-27-27-30-29-25-24-24-25-26-25-25-28-26-26-25-24-24-25-24-23-25-26-26-22-20-21-22-20-18-19-22-19-19-19-17-17-19-17-16-19-19-19-17-14-14-17-14-11-12-16-12-12-13-10-11-13-9-10-14-12-12-12-8-8-12-8-4-5-10-5-5-7-3-3-7-3-2-8-5-5-7-2-2-7
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:44

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun 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
-
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
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
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
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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