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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
35
W
35
W
40
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
55
W
65
W
55
W
30
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
1
4
1
1
1
1
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-38
-40
-38
-39
-40
-36
-37
-34
-31
-32
-36
-38
-38
-36
-34
-33
-33
-34
-37
2800
3150
3700
2650
3350
4000
2850
3700
4100
3000
3650
4050
3000
3600
3950
3050
3700
4100
3250
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5550
6100
6350
5800
6550
5600
5900
6150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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