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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
W
35
W
50
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
30
WNW
25
WSW
35
WNW
60
NW
35
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
1
2
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-17
-14
-15
-17
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-16
-18
-21
-19
-18
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-26
-26
-32
-32
-34
-36
-31
-29
-35
-35
-31
-30
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-29
3650
4150
3150
3550
3800
2950
2950
3600
2600
3250
3750
2950
3700
4050
3150
3600
4050
3000
Cloud base (m)
8700
5550
5550
8500
8800
9400
8950
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-25-28-29-29-29-28-29-30-28-26-26-26-27-26-27-26-20-21-22-24-25-26-26-25-25-26-24-23-22-23-23-23-22-22-14-14-16-16-18-20-19-18-20-18-18-17-15-16-17-16-16-17-7-8-11-10-10-14-12-11-14-11-11-12-8-9-12-8-9-11-1-1-5-2-3-8-6-5-9-4-4-6-1-2-6-2-2-6
Sunrise
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:46
6:46
6:45
Sunset
5:34
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37

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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 -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
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
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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
16° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
4.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
3.5 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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