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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
55
WSW
25
NW
55
WNW
60
WNW
50
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
10
NW
35
WNW
35
W
65
W
40
W
60
W
50
W
35
WSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
3
max °C
-23
-27
-25
-21
-20
-21
-22
-26
-23
-20
-19
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-26
-27
-25
-24
-21
-21
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-26
-27
-25
-27
-39
-41
-43
-41
-38
-39
-43
-35
-40
-40
-35
-34
-38
-38
-37
-38
-41
-39
-40
2950
3100
3750
2900
3600
4000
2750
3050
3550
2900
3400
3900
2900
3600
3850
3050
3400
3750
3050
Cloud base (m)
5550
5800
6200
5550
6450
5600
5550
5600
5750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46

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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 -20°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours 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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