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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
NW
1
2
2
2
2
8
3
4
1
max °C
-19
-19
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-19
-20
-17
-16
-18
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
-32
-33
-29
-26
-27
-23
-26
-25
-23
-24
-27
-26
-27
-26
-24
-21
-23
3550
2650
3600
3950
2900
3750
4050
3100
3700
4000
3050
3750
3900
3400
3850
4100
3000
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5550
6250
5550
5650
5700
5600
5600
5550
5600
5800
5550
5600
5700
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-30-29-28-27-26-26-25-24-25-26-25-26-26-25-25-24-24-26-25-24-23-23-22-21-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-21-20-21-19-20-17-16-17-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-14-15-12-14-9-9-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-9-8-10-8-7-10-6-8-2-2-6-1-2-5-1-1-5-2-2-50-1-4
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
43 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 30).
3
297 km S
44m alt.
43 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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