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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-9
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-3
-4
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-18
-14
-12
-12
-9
-10
-13
-9
-9
-10
-7
-7
-7
4850
5050
4650
5000
5150
4850
5150
5350
4900
5300
5450
5050
5300
5550
5250
5400
5550
5400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5700
5800
6000
5800
5600
5700
5600
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Sunrise
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
Sunset
6:40
6:42
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
20° C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours 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
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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