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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
4
1
6
2
3
1
1
1
max °C
-12
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-15
-13
-15
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-21
-25
-21
-21
-22
-20
-23
-24
-21
-22
-20
-18
-19
-20
-18
-14
-14
-16
-19
4750
4750
4950
4450
4900
5100
4900
5000
5200
4900
5150
5450
5150
5400
5700
5400
5650
5800
5400
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5550
5700
5600
5600
5650
5600
6100
5650
6000
5700
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Sunrise
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50
6:50

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 124).
19
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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