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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
25
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
W
15
W
30
NW
1
1
2
3
1
1
max °C
-19
-16
-15
-17
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-17
-14
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-16
-17
-19
-17
-16
-18
-16
-15
-17
-31
-31
-27
-28
-22
-24
-24
-26
-29
-33
-30
-25
-26
-23
-24
-27
-22
-24
-28
2550
3300
3950
2850
3650
4100
3000
3650
4050
3150
3600
3900
2800
3550
3950
3300
3700
4000
3000
Cloud base (m)
5550
6100
5600
6450
6550
5600
5950
5650
6400
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-27-25-25-24-24-24-24-25-26-28-28-28-29-27-28-28-27-26-25-23-22-22-21-20-21-20-21-23-24-24-25-24-23-24-23-22-22-19-17-16-17-14-14-16-14-15-17-16-17-18-17-16-18-16-15-17-14-10-10-12-7-8-11-8-8-11-9-10-13-10-9-12-9-8-11-8-3-3-7-1-1-6-1-2-6-2-2-6-2-1-5-1-1-6
Sunrise
6:35
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm 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.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: few
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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