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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
40
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
3
6
1
5
4
8
1
1
2
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-19
-19
-18
-19
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-16
-15
-18
-17
-18
-21
-19
-19
-20
-17
-16
-17
-15
-15
-17
-22
-23
-25
-20
-24
-26
-27
-33
-35
-28
-33
-30
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
3950
4100
3750
3700
4000
3400
3550
3800
2350
3200
3600
2700
3700
4000
2900
3750
4000
3050
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5750
9000
6300
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-26-26-26-26-28-28-29-30-29-28-28-27-26-26-26-25-21-21-22-22-22-23-24-24-26-26-25-25-24-22-23-22-21-22-14-15-16-16-15-17-17-17-20-19-19-20-17-16-17-15-15-16-7-7-10-9-8-11-10-10-15-13-12-14-10-9-12-8-8-111-1-4-1-1-5-3-3-10-5-5-8-2-2-6-1-2-6
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
13° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
light rain
Mist -.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
41 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0

* 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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