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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
W
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
10
N
15
W
20
NW
5
WNW
15
W
45
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
5
WNW
2
1
3
3
1
6
2
1
4
3
max °C
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-15
-26
-23
-23
-26
-24
-21
-21
-24
-21
-23
-24
-19
-21
-29
-25
-24
-19
4950
4350
4950
4950
4100
4600
4850
4500
4700
4800
4600
4800
4950
4500
4900
5100
4450
Cloud base (m)
8150
5600
5850
5600
5850
5550
5550
5650
5550
5850
6700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-18-19-18-19-19-19-19-16-16-15-16-17-16-15-16-15-15-15-15-14-16-15-14-15-9-10-8-9-11-10-9-10-9-8-9-8-8-10-8-8-9-2-40-1-5-3-2-4-2-2-3-1-1-4-10-452861553553653773
Sunrise
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
Sunset
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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 10 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
21° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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