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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
35
WSW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
1
2
2
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-9
-11
-23
-20
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-17
-20
-17
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
5250
4800
5250
5400
4900
5250
5550
5200
5400
5600
5200
5350
5650
5350
5350
5600
5300
Cloud base (m)
5850
6050
5650
5800
5600
5600
5800
5600
5600
5550
5600
5650
5800
5600
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Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44
6:45
6:45

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
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.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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

* 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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