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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
25
WNW
25
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
 cm 
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
3
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-19
-17
-18
min°C
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-19
-20
-18
-19
chill°C 
-28
-26
-31
-30
-25
-29
-30
-33
-31
-27
-29
-28
-24
-29
-26
-31
-31
-29
-30
Freezing level (m
4100
4650
4750
4450
4600
4950
4350
4950
5050
4500
5100
5250
4750
5000
5200
4750
4900
5050
4550
Cloud base (m)
6150
5550
5550
5600
5550
5650
5900
5600
5600
5700
5600
6200
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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