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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
 cm 
10
11
1.0
14
2.0
1.0
5
1.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
min°C
-13
-12
-15
-13
-11
-13
-11
-10
-12
-10
-9
-11
-9
-8
-10
-8
-7
-10
chill°C 
-18
-16
-21
-19
-11
-18
-11
-10
-18
-13
-13
-15
-13
-12
-18
-16
-16
-19
Freezing level (m
4200
4350
4050
4100
4400
3600
4300
4600
3900
4600
4700
4100
4700
4850
4350
4700
4900
4050
Cloud base (m)
6500
5800
5550
5550
5550
5650
5600
5550
5600
6600
5550
5700
5550
5600
5700
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-22-23-24-22-21-21-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-18-18-17-17-20-18-20-20-18-18-18-16-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-14-14-13-12-14-13-11-13-11-10-12-10-9-11-9-8-10-8-7-9-6-5-8-6-5-8-4-3-6-3-3-5-2-2-4-2-1-433-223-2340551663552
Sunrise
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34

Loading...

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
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
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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.

Gangkhar Puensum Photos