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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
50
N
45
NNW
25
N
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
5
N
5
WSW
30
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
2
3
2
1
8
1
3
3
1
3
max °C
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-20
-18
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-36
-32
-26
-22
-23
-26
-26
-23
-22
-24
-21
-19
-25
-22
-23
-26
-15
-19
-21
3900
4650
4950
4400
4950
4950
4150
4600
4800
4250
4650
4850
4400
4850
4950
4350
4800
4950
4450
Cloud base (m)
8150
6700
5550
5700
5750
5600
5850
5550
5600
6100
5600
6100
5750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
Sunset
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
thunderstorm
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours 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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