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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
60
WNW
40
W
75
WSW
85
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
WNW
50
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
NW
35
NW
55
WNW
2
1
4
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-26
-23
-21
-20
-20
-19
-20
-23
-25
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-20
min °C
-24
-21
-22
-25
-26
-24
-23
-20
-20
-21
-22
-25
-27
-29
-27
-28
-27
-26
-24
-41
-36
-41
-41
-36
-38
-40
-34
-34
-39
-40
-40
-40
-42
-42
-42
-41
-41
-39
2950
3700
4000
2700
3100
3600
2900
3350
3900
2950
3400
3750
3200
3200
3550
2750
3000
3650
2650
Cloud base (m)
5550
6500
5600
5550
5650
5550
6000
6250
6200
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-25-25-27-30-27-25-24-24-23-25-28-30-32-31-31-31-30-26-23-21-22-24-26-24-22-20-20-20-21-24-26-28-27-27-27-26-22-17-14-15-19-19-17-17-15-14-16-15-17-20-20-20-21-20-19-18-12-8-9-13-12-11-12-9-8-11-9-11-14-13-13-15-13-12-12-6-1-2-8-5-5-7-3-2-6-3-4-7-5-6-9-6-5-8
Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47

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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 Wed morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6 km
445 km S
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6 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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