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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
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2
3
2
1
4
1
1
3
2
1
7
10
3
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-10
-9
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-9
-11
-18
-16
-18
-15
-16
-17
-14
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-19
4400
4600
4000
4450
4700
4150
4450
4750
4200
4550
4750
4250
4550
4750
4100
4450
4700
4300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5800
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
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Sunrise
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:13
Sunset
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34
6:35

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: broken
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
14° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
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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