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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°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).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
25
W
15
SW
25
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
20
W
35
W
50
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
25
W
30
W
45
W
1
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
-21
-19
-18
-17
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-15
-15
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-16
-18
-32
-35
-34
-32
-31
-36
-35
-32
-32
-25
-26
-32
-31
-33
-34
-29
-28
-33
3400
3750
3100
3050
3600
2500
3150
3750
3000
3650
4150
3200
3600
3850
2750
3100
3800
2850
Cloud base (m)
6700
5650
8650
6550
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:47
6:47
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:32
5:34
5:34
5:35

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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 -16°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 270 degs)
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
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
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 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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