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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
35
WNW
45
WSW
65
W
30
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
60
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
W
10
W
11
1
7
11
5
1
2
2
max °C
-21
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-23
-26
-26
-25
-26
-24
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-33
-32
-30
-37
-39
-39
-44
-39
-40
-42
-42
-36
-35
-32
-31
-29
-30
-31
-28
3650
3700
3950
3600
3400
3800
2650
3300
3650
2600
3700
3900
2800
3850
4000
2950
3750
4050
3300
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
6200
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-27-26-27-28-27-28-30-29-29-28-26-26-26-26-25-26-25-24-22-23-22-23-24-23-25-26-25-26-24-22-23-22-22-22-22-21-21-16-16-16-17-18-17-19-18-19-20-17-16-17-15-15-17-15-15-16-10-9-9-11-11-10-14-11-12-14-9-9-12-8-8-11-8-8-10-4-2-2-5-4-3-8-4-5-8-2-3-6-1-2-6-1-2-5
Sunrise
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, 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.
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
55 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 138 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
55 minutes 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
lightning 18km NNW of Lumding Railway Colony
355 km SE
100m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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