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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
 km/h
5
S
10
S
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
max °C
-2
-1
-5
-3
-2
-6
-2
-2
-7
-4
-3
-6
-3
-2
-6
1
2
-2
min °C
-4
-2
-9
-5
-6
-9
-4
-5
-10
-5
-7
-10
-5
-5
-8
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-12
-9
-10
-14
-7
-8
-15
-9
-10
-15
-9
-9
-14
-6
-7
-9
3500
3800
2700
3250
3700
2600
3400
3750
2700
3150
3600
2850
3100
3700
2650
3850
4300
3300
Cloud base (m)
7050
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
6250
5850
5600
5650
5650
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-27-28-29-28-28-29-28-28-28-29-28-27-27-23-19-18-17-25-23-24-25-24-25-25-24-25-25-25-24-23-23-20-16-15-15-18-16-19-18-18-19-18-18-19-18-19-19-17-17-16-11-11-11-10-9-13-11-11-14-11-11-14-12-12-13-11-10-12-5-5-7-3-2-7-4-4-8-3-4-9-5-5-8-4-4-700-3
Sunrise
6:30
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
15° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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