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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
W
45
WSW
55
W
70
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
40
W
50
W
65
W
50
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
max °C
-14
-15
-17
-16
-15
-16
-13
-13
-15
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-17
min °C
-15
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-19
-27
-32
-35
-33
-30
-30
-26
-26
-26
-29
-29
-26
-25
-23
-28
-28
-30
-36
3650
3950
2800
3300
3750
2600
3300
3900
2900
3450
3900
2900
3450
4050
3050
3500
4000
2650
Cloud base (m)
5550
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri 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
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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
15° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
28° 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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