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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
20
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
2
3
2
2
2
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-18
-15
-14
-16
min °C
-19
-16
-17
-16
-14
-17
-16
-17
-21
-19
-17
-19
-18
-16
-19
-17
-16
-16
-26
-29
-29
-28
-25
-29
-28
-28
-33
-34
-27
-32
-32
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
3100
3700
2750
3150
3800
2850
3500
3750
2650
3300
3900
3050
3150
3850
2600
3300
3950
3000
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5650
5550
5850
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-26-24-25-24-24-26-28-30-30-28-27-28-26-27-27-25-25-25-23-21-21-21-21-23-24-26-26-23-24-24-22-24-23-21-22-18-16-17-16-14-16-16-17-20-18-17-18-17-16-19-16-15-16-11-10-12-9-9-11-9-10-14-11-10-13-11-9-13-10-9-11-5-4-7-4-3-7-2-3-8-4-3-7-4-3-8-3-3-6
Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:47

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, 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.

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 S
(6 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
44 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
2 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
44 minutes ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
44 minutes ago
16° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
44 minutes ago
17° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
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

* 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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