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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
60
WNW
35
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
20
W
45
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
40
W
1
2
1
4
1
max °C
-16
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-18
-17
-19
-18
-17
-20
-18
-17
-18
-16
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-19
-34
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-31
-30
-27
-31
-25
-24
-26
-26
-29
-30
3300
3900
2650
3150
3750
2650
3150
3650
2750
3400
4000
2800
3800
4150
3050
3600
4000
2800
Cloud base (m)
5650
5650
5550
5550
5550
5600
5950
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-26-26-28-27-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-25-24-24-25-25-27-24-22-23-24-23-25-25-24-24-23-21-22-21-21-21-21-22-24-17-16-18-17-17-19-18-17-18-16-15-16-15-14-16-15-15-18-10-9-13-11-10-14-11-10-13-9-8-11-7-7-11-9-9-12-3-3-8-4-4-9-4-3-8-2-2-60-1-6-2-2-7
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:33
Sunset
5:46
5:47
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:50

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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
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
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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