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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
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PM
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night
part cloud
part cloud
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light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
50
SW
55
WSW
5
NW
30
SW
30
WSW
0
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
2
1
2
5
max °C
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-15
-13
-14
-14
-13
-10
-13
-13
-10
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-12
5150
5450
4950
5050
5300
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5150
5000
5050
5250
4950
5000
5250
5000
5150
5350
5100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
6050
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). 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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 170).
18
297 km S
44m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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