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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
30
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
15
W
35
WNW
2
5
2
6
2
2
7
7
1
2
2
2
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-15
-14
-15
-13
-14
-14
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-14
-14
-18
-17
-15
-18
-16
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-12
-10
-11
-9
-10
-15
-28
-27
-31
-29
-24
-27
-22
-22
-31
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-20
-17
-19
3850
4050
3500
3650
3900
3350
3700
4050
3250
3900
4000
3100
3950
4550
3700
4200
4550
3650
Cloud base (m)
6050
5550
5550
5550
5700
5550
5700
5550
5800
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-26-28-27-26-28-25-25-25-25-23-20-18-19-18-18-21-21-21-23-24-22-23-23-21-21-21-21-20-17-15-16-15-15-18-14-14-16-17-15-18-16-14-16-14-14-15-11-10-11-9-10-13-7-7-9-10-9-11-9-8-10-7-8-10-5-4-6-4-4-8-1-1-3-2-2-5-2-1-40-1-512-222-3
Sunrise
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21

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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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat 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
-
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
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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