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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
30
WSW
45
W
30
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
35
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
2
6
1
4
5
7
1
1
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-32
-33
-33
-36
-32
-33
-36
-40
-40
-39
-42
-43
-40
-40
-36
-36
-31
-30
-30
3250
3900
4100
3450
3750
3950
3550
3500
3750
2500
3250
3550
2700
3750
3950
2900
3750
4000
2950
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
5650
5600
5850
5600
5550
5750
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-25-26-27-26-26-28-28-30-31-30-28-28-27-25-26-26-25-22-21-21-22-23-22-23-24-24-26-27-26-25-23-22-23-22-22-22-16-14-14-16-16-16-17-17-17-21-20-19-19-16-16-17-15-15-17-10-7-7-10-9-8-11-10-10-15-12-12-14-9-9-12-9-8-12-40-1-5-1-2-5-3-3-10-5-5-8-1-2-7-1-2-6
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 181 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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