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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
50
WNW
60
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
40
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-12
-11
-14
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-11
-8
-8
-11
-23
-23
-28
-25
-22
-22
-20
-22
-23
-21
-20
-22
-21
-19
-19
-14
-16
-17
3950
4350
3700
4200
4500
3900
4350
4400
3850
4250
4450
3950
4500
4700
3950
4750
4900
4350
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
6100
5550
5650
5600
5550
5650
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.1 km
208 km S
36m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: clear

* 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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