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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
45
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
max °C
-11
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-11
-13
-10
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-22
-27
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
-17
-16
-12
-15
-16
4450
4000
4400
4500
3650
4200
4400
3800
4450
4650
4200
4650
4900
4450
4650
4900
4300
Cloud base (m)
5900
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:23

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
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
17° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
55 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
55 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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