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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
40
W
30
W
30
W
50
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
60
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
25
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
45
WNW
1
5
1
1
3
1
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-19
-16
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-15
-15
-17
-16
-18
-22
-18
-16
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-27
-28
-30
-29
-26
-35
-34
-27
-29
-28
-31
-32
-32
-30
-32
-26
-26
-29
3300
3850
2750
3400
3650
2850
3300
4000
2850
3050
3700
2600
3300
3900
2800
3700
4100
3050
Cloud base (m)
5600
5800
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:35
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon 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
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(9 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Continuous shallow fog.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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