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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
40
W
50
W
60
WSW
30
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
1
5
1
1
1
4
max °C
-17
-17
-19
-15
-15
-16
-13
-13
-15
-13
-13
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-17
min °C
-18
-18
-19
-17
-16
-17
-14
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-18
-30
-28
-30
-31
-26
-29
-23
-23
-24
-26
-29
-32
-29
-22
-25
-24
-25
-27
3150
3650
2550
3300
4000
2850
3700
4150
3000
3700
4100
3150
3550
3900
3050
3600
3950
3250
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
6250
6500
5550
6150
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-28-28-26-25-25-24-23-24-24-24-26-29-28-28-28-27-27-24-24-24-23-22-22-21-20-21-20-21-23-24-24-25-24-23-24-18-18-19-16-16-17-14-14-16-14-14-17-17-17-18-17-16-18-11-10-14-9-9-12-7-8-11-8-8-12-10-9-12-9-9-11-4-4-8-3-3-7-1-1-6-1-1-6-2-3-6-2-1-5
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
Sunset
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52

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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
15° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Clear skies.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
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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