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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
10
NNW
20
W
30
W
45
W
30
W
50
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
max °C
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-17
-19
-18
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-18
-19
-18
-20
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-14
-16
-21
-20
-18
-18
-14
-15
-17
-16
-17
-21
-20
-20
-21
-31
-33
-31
-26
-31
-34
-27
-28
-32
-27
-27
-31
-27
-29
-32
-31
-32
-30
3150
3700
2900
3650
4000
2650
3050
3550
2900
3350
3850
2800
3600
3850
2850
3150
3600
2700
Cloud base (m)
5650
6200
5550
6500
5600
5550
5900
5550
5650
6300
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-31-29-26-24-25-27-30-29-25-23-24-24-26-27-30-32-30-30-27-25-23-21-21-24-26-25-22-20-20-21-22-23-26-27-26-27-20-18-17-14-15-19-20-18-17-14-15-16-16-16-20-20-19-21-12-12-12-8-9-13-12-11-12-8-8-11-9-9-14-12-12-15-5-4-6-1-2-7-5-4-7-3-3-6-2-3-8-5-5-8
Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
Sunset
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46

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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 Mon morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
1.7 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
3 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
371 km S
112m alt.
3 hours ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 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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