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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
35
NW
2
3
3
5
1
4
5
5
2
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-12
-13
-13
-16
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-13
-12
-11
-15
-13
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-24
-22
-20
-24
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-23
-26
-30
4250
4600
4800
3850
4250
4450
3850
4250
4500
3750
4400
4550
3700
4250
4500
4050
4150
4200
3300
Cloud base (m)
5700
5800
5600
5550
5650
6350
5650
6050
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
51 minutes ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
371 km S
112m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 km
Mid: clear

* 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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