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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
NW
30
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
45
WSW
55
WSW
75
SW
85
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
WSW
1
8
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
1
max °C
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-22
-22
-28
-29
-28
-27
-30
-33
-35
-39
-38
-36
-40
-39
-39
-36
-37
-33
-36
4850
4150
4650
4800
4300
4350
4500
3600
3850
4150
3350
3850
4050
3550
3600
3950
3400
Cloud base (m)
5650
5950
5550
5650
5550
5550
5550
5900
5550
6550
5950
5550
5550
5600
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
27° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4 km
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
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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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