– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E
Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, BhutanIssued: 11 am Thu 12 Feb Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Gangkhar Puensum Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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— | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -17 | -17 | -20 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -14 |
min °C | -17 | -17 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -15 |
-28 | -25 | -34 | -33 | -27 | -31 | -31 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -30 | -31 | -28 | -26 | -28 | -23 | -25 | -26 | |
3400 | 3700 | 2600 | 3300 | 3900 | 2700 | 3200 | 3800 | 2650 | 3200 | 3850 | 2900 | 3550 | 4050 | 3050 | 3900 | 4300 | 3200 | |
Cloud base (m) | 6450 | 5700 | 5550 | 5600 | 5550 | 5600 | 5800 | 5600 | ||||||||||
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Paro International Airport |  | ||||
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong | | ||||
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Shillong Airport | | ||||
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* 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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