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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
20
SW
35
WSW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
15
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
15
W
30
SW
40
WSW
10
W
30
SW
35
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-9
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
5300
5500
5200
5400
5550
5300
5300
5550
5100
5250
5500
5150
5200
5350
5100
5150
5350
5150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
5750
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.2 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: 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 -.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
371 km S
112m alt.
3 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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