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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
WSW
25
W
15
NW
2
1
2
2
2
max °C
-12
-11
-12
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-25
-22
-22
-20
-22
-25
-20
-19
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
-16
-18
-13
-16
-17
4150
4400
3600
4350
4450
3650
4300
4400
4000
4450
4600
4000
4600
4850
4300
4650
4900
4500
Cloud base (m)
5600
5900
5600
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5650
5600
5550
5550
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:23

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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