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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
30
W
15
W
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
4
1
3
1
3
8
2
5
1
4
1
4
5
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-13
-13
-15
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-13
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-20
-21
-26
-20
-22
-21
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-27
-23
-22
-23
-15
-22
-26
4250
4350
3800
4200
4500
3950
4300
4450
4100
4100
4250
3550
4000
4150
3550
3850
4100
3500
Cloud base (m)
6000
5550
6200
5600
5550
5550
5550
5650
6000
5550
5600
5600
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
Sunset
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05
6:06

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
2 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 151 degs) was rejected.

* 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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