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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
15
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
10
WNW
1
8
2
4
4
2
4
2
3
5
5
2
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-15
-13
-14
-17
-15
-15
-17
-16
-14
-16
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-21
-22
-24
-30
-26
-25
-31
-29
-25
-27
-26
-22
-26
-25
-24
-23
4600
4850
4300
4400
4550
3550
3950
4150
3500
3750
4050
3750
3750
4000
3250
3850
4000
3350
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5550
5850
5550
5550
6600
5650
5550
5550
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
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Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
Sunset
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:20

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
48 minutes ago
18° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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