– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 pm Thu 25 Apr Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Gangkhar PuensumWeather Forecast, Bhutan
Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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— | — | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | 3 | — | 2.0 | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2.0 | 5 | |
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max°C | -22 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -22 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -24 | -21 | -22 | -25 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
min°C | -23 | -23 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -20 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -23 | -24 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -17 |
-39 | -37 | -36 | -35 | -38 | -36 | -37 | -36 | -34 | -36 | -38 | -34 | -31 | -32 | -33 | -29 | -36 | -32 | -42 | -44 | -40 | -39 | -40 | -38 | -40 | -34 | -30 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -22 | -28 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -24 | |
3950 | 4400 | 4650 | 3850 | 4550 | 4750 | 4250 | 4350 | 4650 | 3950 | 4500 | 4750 | 4250 | 4450 | 4650 | 4200 | 4450 | 4650 | 4250 | 4150 | 4300 | 3800 | 4100 | 4450 | 4050 | 4700 | 4900 | 4150 | 4950 | 5000 | 4650 | 4800 | 4950 | 4550 | 4800 | 5000 | |
Cloud base (m) | 5600 | 5600 | 8950 | 5950 | 5550 | 5700 | 5800 | 5600 | 5600 | 5750 | 5600 | 5700 | 5550 | 5700 | 5650 | 6250 | 5950 | 5800 | 9950 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5600 | 5550 | |||||||||
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 |
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 -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 6-9):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7570 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.
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* 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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