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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
35
W
55
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
2
1
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-36
-36
-32
-32
-34
-33
-38
-42
-44
-37
-33
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-35
4000
2900
3700
4150
3050
3700
4100
3150
3550
3850
2850
3500
3900
3400
3750
4100
3100
Cloud base (m)
6700
6850
5550
6200
6100
6850
6950
6000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-25-25-24-24-24-25-26-29-29-28-29-27-28-28-27-27-22-22-21-21-21-20-21-23-24-24-25-25-23-24-24-23-24-16-17-14-14-16-14-15-17-17-17-19-17-16-18-17-16-18-9-12-7-7-11-7-8-11-10-10-13-10-9-11-9-8-12-3-6-1-1-6-1-1-5-2-3-7-2-2-5-1-1-6
Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
2.0 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
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
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
29° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
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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