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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
55
NW
30
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-11
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-12
-11
-14
-10
-11
-12
-10
-9
-12
-12
-12
-13
-10
-10
-11
-26
-22
-25
-21
-20
-26
-22
-19
-22
-17
-17
-23
-23
-21
-23
-19
-18
-19
3850
4100
3050
4300
4400
3750
4450
4700
3900
4400
4550
4150
4300
4400
3900
4600
4700
3850
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5800
5550
5600
5550
5750
5600
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Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
Sunset
6:13
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.
2 hours 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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