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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
50
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
50
W
60
W
40
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
min°C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-16
-14
-14
chill°C 
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-31
-30
-32
-29
-32
-33
-31
-32
-34
-30
-28
-27
Freezing level (m
4050
3000
3800
4100
3450
4100
4400
3550
4100
4400
3500
3950
4300
3500
4250
4650
4150
Cloud base (m)
5700
5600
5650
5850
6150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-21-21-21-23-22-22-20-19-20-21-21-21-20-19-17-16-18-18-18-18-19-18-18-18-16-17-18-18-17-17-16-14-13-12-14-12-12-14-12-12-13-10-11-13-12-12-12-9-9-9-7-9-7-7-8-5-6-8-5-6-8-5-6-8-3-4-4-2-4-1-2-321-321-310-3321
Sunrise
6:26
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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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 -16°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 126 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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