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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
5
SSE
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
25
SW
15
W
5
W
15
W
10
NW
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1
7
2
3
1
1
4
3
2
4
1
1
4
6
1
1
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-11
-9
-8
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-13
-16
-20
-16
-16
-17
-14
-16
-16
-13
-11
-16
-14
-18
-16
-9
-14
-15
4600
4750
4350
4550
4750
4450
4450
4650
4350
4550
4750
4050
4500
4750
4250
4550
4750
4100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
4 hours ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 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.

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