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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
NW
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
6
3
2
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-13
-11
-11
-13
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-11
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-20
-18
-18
-16
-20
-25
-19
-16
-16
-11
-14
-17
-9
-8
-14
-9
-13
-16
4450
4700
4000
4450
4650
4100
4600
4950
4450
4950
5000
4350
4700
4850
4350
4650
4850
4400
Cloud base (m)
5700
5950
5650
6650
7950
8250
6900
5850
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
thunderstorm
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
44 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
44 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
44 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
377 km SSE
35m alt.
44 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
Dimapur
407 km SE
148m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few

* 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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