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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
WNW
30
W
60
W
75
WSW
70
WSW
40
WSW
10
NW
0
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
2
1
2
3
6
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-25
-36
-34
-40
-44
-42
-40
-34
-25
-32
-32
-32
-32
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
3000
3650
4050
3100
3500
3850
2700
3500
3950
3100
3600
3900
3000
3650
4050
3150
3600
3900
3150
Cloud base (m)
5600
6550
5900
6850
6000
5550
5550
5600
5900
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-25-25-26-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-27-28-28-26-26-26-26-27-21-21-22-23-25-25-25-25-23-25-25-23-24-24-22-22-22-22-24-16-15-15-17-17-18-20-18-17-18-17-16-18-16-16-17-15-16-18-11-8-9-12-10-10-14-10-9-12-9-9-12-9-8-11-9-9-12-6-1-2-6-2-3-8-3-2-5-2-2-6-1-2-6-2-2-7
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 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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