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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-11
-12
-12
-9
-9
-10
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-15
min°C
-13
-13
-13
-10
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-11
-11
-12
-16
-14
-15
-16
chill°C 
-21
-23
-24
-21
-23
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-20
-24
-24
-26
-32
-29
-29
-30
Freezing level (m
3950
4250
3500
4200
4550
3850
4600
4850
4350
4750
4800
4150
4100
4200
3150
3500
3800
2900
Cloud base (m)
9300
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Sunrise
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
Sunset
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 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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