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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
2
1
4
1
2
1
5
2
1
max °C
-17
-18
-17
-19
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-15
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-20
-18
-18
-20
-18
-17
-20
-18
-19
-20
-17
-18
-18
-12
-10
-11
-8
-10
-10
-26
-25
-27
-28
-26
-24
-33
-29
-27
-29
-26
-28
-29
-23
-21
-23
-20
-22
-22
2600
3200
3650
2600
3400
3800
2750
3250
3600
2650
3100
3650
2700
3850
4250
3000
4350
4600
3600
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
6300
5900
5550
5800
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu 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
4° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 329 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
lightning 47km NNW of Ziro
314 km E
713m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
319 km S
37m alt.
46 minutes 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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