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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
WSW
10
WNW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-12
-10
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-12
5500
5200
5300
5550
5200
5350
5500
5250
5250
5550
5200
5250
5500
5300
5250
5450
5250
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5600
5850
5700
5600
5550
5550
5650
5700
5600
5600
5550
5550
5700
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:44
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
208 km S
36m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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