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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
65
W
25
WNW
40
NW
65
WNW
45
W
55
W
75
WSW
35
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
70
W
45
W
55
WNW
2
1
1
2
max °C
-24
-23
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
-27
-25
-21
-20
-20
-22
-23
-21
-19
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-22
-26
-27
-26
-23
-20
-21
-26
-24
-22
-20
-19
-20
-21
-40
-38
-36
-38
-38
-36
-44
-41
-42
-41
-35
-38
-38
-38
-39
-34
-35
-36
-37
2850
3450
3950
2950
3400
3900
3000
3050
3700
2800
3650
4000
2850
3300
3950
3150
3650
4100
3250
Cloud base (m)
6000
5550
6450
6150
9450
6050
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
Sunset
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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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 -21°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
17° 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
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
1 hour 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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