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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
W
30
W
25
WSW
50
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
3
4
2
1
3
6
2
6
1
3
5
1
3
1
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-29
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-30
-33
-34
-31
-34
-33
-32
-32
-29
-31
-36
4400
3650
4200
4500
3900
4250
4450
4000
4100
4250
3350
4000
4100
3450
3800
4050
3100
Cloud base (m)
6200
5600
6250
5700
5550
5550
5550
6000
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
Sunset
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05
6:06

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
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
27° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 178 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
37 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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