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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
25
W
40
W
50
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
2
2
2
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-10
-9
-12
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-11
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-10
-11
-14
-12
-13
-15
-13
-13
-15
-13
-13
-15
-23
-20
-22
-21
-24
-26
-19
-24
-27
-24
-25
-30
-27
-25
-29
-26
-24
-26
3750
4300
2950
3700
4350
2950
3900
4300
2800
3800
4150
3100
4100
4350
3500
4050
4400
3400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
5600
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue 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
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
301 km SSE
894m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 m
Mid: sky obscured

* 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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