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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
50
WSW
60
W
45
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
50
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
60
WSW
1
1
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-20
-19
-18
-22
-25
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-26
-28
-25
-31
-35
-33
-33
-36
-31
-29
-38
3450
3950
3000
3550
3950
3050
3650
4100
2950
3350
4050
2850
3300
3800
2900
3100
3500
2600
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
6600
6200
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
Sunset
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:31

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 290 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
38 minutes ago
13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
38 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
38 minutes ago
25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
4 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
38 minutes ago
25° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
38 minutes ago
27° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
38 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
38 minutes ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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