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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
20
NW
20
WSW
30
WNW
15
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-14
-11
-10
-13
-11
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
-10
-9
-11
-21
-20
-21
-23
-24
-27
-24
-22
-26
-23
-22
-24
-21
-21
-20
-18
-17
-18
4450
4500
3500
3950
4300
3600
4200
4500
4000
4250
4450
4000
4200
4450
4250
4600
4700
4050
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5950
8900
5600
5600
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Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
286 km SW
1259m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
3.0 km
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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