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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
60
NW
65
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
50
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
55
WNW
max °C
-13
-14
-17
-17
-16
-19
-17
-16
-16
-13
-14
-15
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-14
-16
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-18
-16
-17
-17
-28
-30
-31
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-33
-30
-25
-26
-27
-32
-35
-32
-33
-30
3750
3950
2550
2950
3650
2800
3150
3700
3050
3750
4200
3300
3650
4000
2950
3400
3800
2500
Cloud base (m)
9000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:27

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun 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
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
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
12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: few
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 -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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