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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
30
W
40
W
45
W
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-13
-13
-15
-13
-13
-15
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
min°C
-13
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
-13
-12
-13
-11
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
chill°C 
-23
-27
-28
-26
-24
-28
-25
-24
-26
-23
-24
-28
-26
-24
-26
-23
-25
-26
Freezing level (m
3950
4150
3250
3850
4100
3100
3900
4200
3100
3700
4100
3000
3850
4050
2950
3800
4100
3300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5850
5550
5900
5600
5650
5600
5650
5600
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-25-24-24-24-23-21-20-20-20-22-22-21-21-22-21-20-20-21-21-21-20-21-19-17-17-17-17-19-19-18-19-18-18-18-13-14-16-14-14-16-13-12-13-11-12-14-13-13-14-13-13-14-7-8-10-7-7-10-6-6-9-6-6-9-6-7-9-6-7-91-1-50-1-400-4-1-1-50-1-50-1-4
Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
Sunset
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
50 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
20° 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: few
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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km

* 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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