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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
75
W
60
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
45
W
70
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
75
W
60
W
65
W
50
W
75
WSW
85
WSW
max °C
-17
-19
-19
-18
-20
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
min °C
-18
-20
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-25
-34
-36
-33
-35
-37
-35
-32
-35
-36
-35
-35
-36
-35
-36
-38
-41
-45
4350
3450
4000
4300
3450
4100
4400
3600
4000
4250
3500
3900
4250
3400
3750
4000
3050
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-23-23-22-24-22-21-22-24-24-24-23-22-23-25-26-28-18-20-20-19-20-18-18-19-20-20-21-19-19-20-21-22-24-12-14-13-12-15-12-12-13-13-14-15-13-13-14-14-15-18-6-9-6-7-9-5-6-8-6-7-9-6-7-9-8-9-120-320-331-310-31-1-4-1-2-6
Sunrise
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon 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 5 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
208 km S
36m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Continuous shallow fog.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
500 m
Mid: few
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear

* 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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