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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SW
20
SSW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
max °C
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-16
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-11
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-9
-11
-10
-7
-4
4800
4950
4800
4800
5000
4700
4950
5200
4900
5000
5250
5150
5250
5600
5250
5500
5800
5450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5900
5650
6200
5750
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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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