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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
1
1
4
1
3
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-18
-16
-19
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-17
-16
-19
-32
-26
-30
-29
-28
-33
-30
-27
-29
-24
-24
-28
-25
-26
-28
-24
-23
-26
3350
3850
2900
3200
3700
2600
3400
4000
2850
3700
4150
3050
3650
4050
2950
3550
3900
3000
Cloud base (m)
6150
5550
5650
5550
5550
5950
5600
6300
6300
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-27-27-27-27-26-27-26-25-25-24-24-25-25-26-28-27-28-25-23-24-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-20-21-21-21-23-24-23-24-17-16-18-17-17-18-16-16-17-14-14-16-14-15-17-17-16-18-10-9-13-10-10-12-9-9-12-7-7-11-8-8-12-9-9-12-3-3-7-4-3-7-3-3-7-1-1-6-1-2-6-2-2-7
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
Sunset
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51

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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. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
3.5 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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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