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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
10
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
3
1
1
1
4
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
min °C
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-10
-10
-8
-10
-19
-25
-22
-25
-22
-22
-23
-23
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
4450
4750
5000
4550
5050
5200
5000
5150
5500
5150
5500
5700
5350
5600
5800
5500
5550
5750
5450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5750
5750
5550
5600
5800
5600
6000
5650
6250
5700
5750
5850
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50
6:50
6:51

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
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
25° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 312).
3
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 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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