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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
55
WSW
5
WNW
25
SW
35
WSW
5
W
20
SW
30
SW
10
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
1
5
1
3
1
3
max °C
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
-12
-13
-14
-13
-9
-13
-14
-13
-14
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-14
5400
4900
4950
5250
5050
5050
5150
5050
4950
5150
4900
4950
5200
4900
5100
5250
5100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5750
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
1.7 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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