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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
WNW
20
W
40
WSW
25
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
10
NW
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
65
WNW
20
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-16
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
min °C
-17
-16
-21
-20
-18
-18
-14
-15
-21
-20
-18
-17
-15
-15
-17
-15
-16
-21
-30
-25
-32
-31
-32
-32
-25
-30
-35
-27
-28
-30
-26
-26
-28
-24
-30
-32
3450
3800
2800
3150
3750
2900
3600
4000
2650
3050
3500
2900
3300
3800
2850
3550
3900
2800
Cloud base (m)
5900
5550
6300
9350
6250
5550
6150
5550
5550
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:37
Sunset
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
13° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
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
15° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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