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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
50
WNW
60
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
2
2
1
2
1
1
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-10
-23
-24
-28
-25
-22
-22
-21
-21
-26
-23
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-16
-16
-16
3950
4350
3750
4200
4450
3600
4450
4500
3850
4300
4450
3900
4450
4650
3950
4750
4900
4400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
5650
6750
6000
5600
5550
5650
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
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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