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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SW
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
10
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
1
1
1
7
1
2
3
2
3
1
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-11
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-9
-9
-11
-15
-18
-16
-19
-21
-20
-17
-19
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-20
-16
-16
-15
4800
4400
4600
4800
4400
4450
4600
4150
4500
4650
4200
4550
4800
4100
4750
4900
4350
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
6000
5650
6300
5650
7250
6850
5800
9450
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:24
6:25
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours 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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