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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
N
5
SSE
15
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
5
1
1
20
8
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-13
-11
-11
-13
-10
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-20
-18
-19
-16
-19
-24
-19
-17
-17
-11
-17
-19
-17
-14
-16
-8
-14
-15
4450
4650
4150
4500
4650
4250
4650
4900
4450
4950
4950
4550
4700
4750
4250
4750
4800
4500
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
6950
6300
6700
6250
8800
6650
6800
5650
5750
5550
5950
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
6 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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