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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
45
WSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
4
10
1
1
5
4
1
5
1
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-16
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-16
-16
-18
-12
-12
-14
-12
-12
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-16
-12
-11
-13
-28
-24
-29
-25
-22
-23
-20
-22
-26
-21
-23
-27
-26
-23
-25
-22
-20
-23
3750
3850
2950
4050
4350
3400
4100
4350
3400
4000
4150
3750
3850
4000
3300
4200
4350
3600
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5650
5900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-26-26-22-21-22-22-22-23-24-24-25-26-25-25-23-22-21-23-22-23-19-18-19-19-18-20-20-20-21-22-21-22-19-18-18-16-16-17-12-12-13-12-12-14-13-13-15-15-14-16-12-11-13-8-9-12-6-5-9-6-5-9-6-7-9-8-8-10-5-5-7-2-3-611-321-310-2-1-1-522-2
Sunrise
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
Sunset
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:13
6:14

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
208 km S
36m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Mist
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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