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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light rain
clear
 km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
0.2
max °C
-3
-3
-7
-2
-2
-7
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-6
1
1
-3
3
2
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-9
-4
-5
-9
-5
-7
-10
-6
-5
-8
-1
-2
-4
1
-1
-3
-8
-7
-14
-7
-8
-14
-9
-7
-15
-10
-9
-14
-5
-7
-10
-4
-6
-9
3250
3650
2600
3400
3750
2600
3250
3600
2600
3050
3600
2700
3850
4250
3050
4200
4500
3500
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
6500
5700
5600
5850
5550
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 4000 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 16).
23
297 km S
44m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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