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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
S
25
SW
40
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
0
W
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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1
5
1
3
1
3
4
1
3
4
1
2
1
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-11
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-11
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-17
-16
-22
-17
-16
-11
-14
-15
-17
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-16
-20
4550
4750
4100
4450
4700
4300
4500
4600
4200
4500
4700
4450
4600
4750
4150
4700
4850
4450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh 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.
2 hours ago
10° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 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
13° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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

* 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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