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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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night
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snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
45
SW
45
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
2
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1
1
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4
1
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
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min °C
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-6
-5
-7
-6
-4
-6
-4
-3
-4
-16
-14
-14
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-15
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-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-16
-14
-11
-13
-11
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-9
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4900
4900
4750
4900
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4850
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4950
4950
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5300
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5250
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5900
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5700
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
17° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 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
18° C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 125).
3

* 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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