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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
max °C
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-10
-12
min °C
-10
-10
-14
-11
-11
-14
-11
-11
-13
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-14
-16
-21
-25
-20
-20
-23
-21
-19
-23
-20
-19
-22
-20
-19
-22
-20
-21
-27
4550
4650
3850
4200
4500
3750
4450
4650
3850
4600
4800
4150
4650
4850
4050
4500
4650
4000
Cloud base (m)
9100
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
7000
5900
5650
5650
5550
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Sunrise
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun 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
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
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.
44 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
44 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
371 km S
112m alt.
44 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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