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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
35
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
3
1
6
2
2
4
4
5
7
1
max °C
-17
-17
-20
-19
-18
-19
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-18
-18
-22
-20
-19
-20
-16
-15
-17
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-30
-31
-34
-30
-32
-33
-29
-26
-28
-22
-22
-25
-23
-21
-25
-26
-24
-25
3400
3650
2750
3100
3550
2650
3750
3950
2950
3950
4050
3050
3750
4100
3600
3800
4000
3450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5700
5700
5550
5550
9250
5650
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-29-30-31-29-29-27-26-25-25-25-24-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-25-25-23-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-21-22-18-18-21-20-19-20-16-15-17-14-14-16-14-14-15-15-14-16-11-11-15-12-12-14-9-9-11-7-8-10-8-7-9-8-8-10-4-4-10-5-5-8-1-2-60-1-5-10-4-1-1-4
Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sat 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
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (23 kph from 204 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 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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