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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
6
3
max °C
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-11
-11
-14
-11
-11
-13
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-14
-13
-13
-16
-20
-21
-26
-23
-19
-23
-20
-18
-23
-20
-20
-20
-21
-18
-26
-25
-24
-31
4150
4500
3900
4450
4600
3900
4600
4800
4250
4600
4800
4300
4550
4750
4000
4150
4350
3650
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5550
6000
5550
6400
5550
5750
5600
6500
5650
5550
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Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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