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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
WSW
75
WSW
80
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
40
WNW
15
WSW
60
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
50
W
45
WNW
1
3
1
max °C
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-26
-25
-21
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-25
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-26
-26
-26
-25
-20
-20
-22
-45
-46
-48
-43
-40
-38
-35
-35
-40
-32
-41
-42
-43
-42
-37
-36
-38
3650
2500
3100
3700
2850
3500
3950
2850
3400
3800
2800
2950
3700
2750
3500
4000
2850
Cloud base (m)
5550
5750
5550
6600
9150
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:44

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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 -23°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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