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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
50
WSW
75
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
50
WNW
25
W
35
NW
45
NW
25
W
35
W
45
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
1
1
max °C
-13
-14
-17
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-16
-12
-12
-15
-14
-15
-18
min °C
-14
-16
-18
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-14
-15
-14
-17
-19
-24
-31
-34
-32
-33
-33
-27
-30
-34
-29
-32
-31
-24
-24
-26
-29
-34
-37
3550
4050
2850
3350
3700
2850
3150
3600
2550
3200
3800
3050
3650
4200
3250
3700
3950
2750
Cloud base (m)
5550
8300
6300
5600
8550
8850
8450
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:47
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:34

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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 -13°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 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
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Patches of shallow fog.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Mist
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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