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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WSW
30
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
WSW
15
NW
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
13
5
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-10
-7
-6
-9
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-9
-9
-12
-11
-10
-13
-11
-10
-12
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-16
-20
-21
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-21
-18
-16
-16
-12
-13
-10
-8
-14
-16
4600
4750
4200
4500
4700
4300
4450
4750
4250
4650
4950
4400
5000
5100
4550
4750
4850
4450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5550
6050
5550
7300
6000
9450
6000
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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