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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
45
WSW
20
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
45
W
65
WSW
10
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
55
W
30
W
3
1
2
max °C
-16
-16
-18
-15
-15
-16
-19
-18
-16
-13
-13
-16
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-20
-20
-19
-17
-14
-15
-19
-19
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-28
-29
-29
-28
-26
-31
-30
-32
-31
-26
-28
-33
-26
-28
-31
-25
-29
-29
3450
3950
2950
3400
3850
2900
3050
3700
2800
3650
4050
2900
3100
3700
3000
3350
3950
3100
Cloud base (m)
5800
5550
6850
6550
9400
6050
5550
6700
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
Sunset
5:42
5:42
5:43
5:44
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 -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
15° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
2 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
14° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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