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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
W
0
NNE
0
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
 cm 
4
6
1.0
11
1.0
1.0
3
4
5
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-16
-15
min°C
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
chill°C 
-32
-32
-29
-32
-26
-26
-21
-20
-26
-28
-28
-26
-23
-24
-31
-31
-30
-33
Freezing level (m
4200
4350
4000
4100
4450
3700
4300
4650
3750
4550
4750
4050
4700
4800
4600
4700
4900
4250
Cloud base (m)
6500
6250
5700
5600
5550
5900
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-23-23-23-22-21-21-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-20-19-20-19-18-18-18-16-17-16-15-16-15-15-15-15-13-14-13-12-13-13-11-13-11-10-12-9-9-11-9-8-9-8-7-9-6-5-7-6-5-7-4-3-6-3-3-5-2-1-3-2-1-423-223-234-1541553562
Sunrise
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
50 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
50 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
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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