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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-12
-13
-9
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-10
-13
-12
-10
-12
-21
-23
-24
-19
-18
-23
-23
-22
-24
-25
-23
-26
-22
-20
-24
-22
-20
-20
3950
4350
3600
4500
4550
3700
4050
4400
3750
4050
4450
3950
4450
4600
3950
4250
4500
3950
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5700
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Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
41 minutes ago
13° C
moderate rain
Rain
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
41 minutes ago
23° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
41 minutes ago
29° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
286 km SW
1259m alt.
41 minutes ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 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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