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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
65
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
45
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-18
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
-19
-20
-19
-18
-20
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-30
-31
-32
-38
-37
-35
-37
-38
-34
-33
-31
-31
-34
-31
-30
-30
-26
-25
-25
2900
3850
4100
2800
3850
4250
3350
4050
4500
3700
4300
4600
3850
4500
4900
4200
4850
5000
4000
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
9450
9750
5650
5600
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Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour 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

* 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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