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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
45
WSW
60
W
45
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
1
1
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-13
-13
-17
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-17
-17
-20
-19
-19
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-26
-26
-24
-27
-28
-27
-29
-35
-33
-33
-36
-31
-31
-38
3350
3950
3000
3450
3950
3000
3650
4100
2900
3450
4050
2850
3450
3800
2700
3000
3500
2600
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5900
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-23-23-23-24-24-24-25-26-24-24-24-26-27-28-28-30-30-30-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-21-23-23-23-25-26-26-27-14-14-15-15-15-16-15-15-16-14-14-18-17-17-19-19-19-21-8-9-10-8-9-11-7-9-11-8-8-13-10-10-13-12-12-15-2-3-5-2-3-5-1-2-6-2-2-7-3-4-8-5-5-9
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun 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
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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