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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
0
NNE
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
0
NNE
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
1
7
4
1
3
1
2
3
4
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-20
-19
-18
-20
-18
-18
-17
-17
-22
-24
-23
-16
-26
-26
-28
-30
-28
-27
-26
-19
-25
-29
-28
-29
-29
3300
3700
2800
3450
3800
3000
3350
3750
2800
3450
3750
3250
3150
3550
2700
3200
3700
2850
Cloud base (m)
6100
5650
5550
6150
5550
5550
6400
5600
5550
5650
5550
6050
5550
5550
5600
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-28-27-28-27-28-29-28-28-29-28-28-30-29-28-28-28-24-25-24-24-24-23-24-25-24-25-25-24-25-26-25-25-24-24-21-17-17-19-17-16-18-18-18-19-18-17-19-19-18-20-18-18-16-11-10-13-10-9-13-11-11-13-11-10-13-12-11-14-11-11-11-4-4-8-3-3-6-4-4-7-3-3-8-5-4-9-4-4-7
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW 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
16° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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