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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
W
10
NE
0
WNW
5
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
2
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-6
-8
-7
-6
-3
-2
-2
-6
-4
-2
-6
-1
0
-7
-5
0
-4
5850
5550
5750
5900
5700
5750
6050
5800
5900
6050
5900
5900
6000
5900
5850
6050
5900
Cloud base (m)
5750
5650
5600
5600
5900
5800
5600
5850
5550
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:55
6:55
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:57

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(6 kph at 140).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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
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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