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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
SW
35
WSW
10
W
15
SW
30
SW
10
W
30
SW
50
WSW
10
W
20
SW
30
WSW
5
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
2
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
5350
5500
5300
5350
5500
5200
5300
5600
5250
5200
5550
5250
5250
5450
5150
5250
5400
5200
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5650
5600
5700
5600
5600
5750
5600
5550
5650
5600
5600
5700
5600
5650
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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