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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Wed
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
20
W
5
SW
20
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
30
W
15
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
60
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
85
W
2
1
2
2
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-26
-24
-23
-20
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-25
-24
-21
-19
-15
-14
-15
-38
-37
-30
-34
-38
-44
-43
-45
-47
-45
-42
-42
-39
-36
-30
-29
-32
3650
2650
2900
3450
2300
2500
3150
2350
2600
3200
2250
2950
3600
2800
3450
4000
2900
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5700
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-27-27-27-26-29-31-31-32-31-28-28-24-20-18-16-17-25-24-24-23-23-26-28-28-29-27-25-24-21-18-15-14-15-19-19-18-17-18-20-20-23-22-21-20-17-15-14-11-10-12-12-14-11-11-14-14-14-17-15-14-15-11-10-10-6-6-8-5-8-6-5-9-8-7-11-8-8-11-5-4-6-1-2-5
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
Sunset
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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 5 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
1.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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