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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
WNW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
2
2
4
1
4
1
2
6
5
5
4
2
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-16
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-12
-12
-15
-13
-12
-14
-13
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-14
-15
-17
-14
-13
-16
-16
-18
-24
-20
-21
-24
-21
-22
-22
-20
-20
-24
-22
-27
-27
-25
-22
-26
4200
4400
3900
4200
4400
3850
4150
4450
3850
4300
4400
4150
3950
4200
3400
4050
4200
3400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5650
6000
5550
6000
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
6300
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
Sunset
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
8 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 124).
8
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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