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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
65
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
40
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
2
2
max °C
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-9
-11
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-26
-25
-27
-28
-26
-27
-24
-24
-25
-20
-22
-22
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-17
3900
4250
3300
4000
4450
3500
4200
4550
3650
4400
4800
4000
4700
4950
4350
4800
5000
4550
Cloud base (m)
5600
8250
5750
5600
5750
5600
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
Sunset
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.1 km
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
1.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 140).
14
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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