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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
 km/h
85
WSW
50
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-17
-15
-15
-17
-14
-15
-16
-14
-14
-17
min°C
-14
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-17
-18
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-17
chill°C 
-30
-29
-29
-27
-28
-30
-25
-27
-29
-28
-25
-24
-21
-22
-28
-26
-25
-28
Freezing level (m
3500
3850
3000
3450
3800
3000
3550
3950
3300
3700
4000
3300
3650
4000
3150
3700
4000
3200
Cloud base (m)
6250
6050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-25-25-26-25-25-26-27-27-27-27-26-27-26-25-25-27-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-24-23-23-23-22-23-22-21-22-23-14-15-17-16-16-17-15-16-18-16-16-17-15-16-17-15-15-17-8-10-12-9-10-11-8-9-12-8-10-11-8-9-11-7-8-11-2-4-6-2-4-6-2-3-6-1-2-5-1-2-5-1-2-5
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
Sunset
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: few
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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