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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
2
1
6
7
1
5
2
1
3
8
1
1
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-11
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-12
-11
-12
-15
-15
-14
-18
-17
-16
-19
-17
-15
-17
-22
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-22
-22
-24
-26
-26
-25
-31
-30
-28
-26
-22
-23
-27
3850
4550
4850
4000
4600
4800
4400
4450
4450
3550
3800
4100
3300
3500
3850
3650
3550
4000
3300
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5650
5550
5600
5550
5650
5550
5600
5850
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-21-23-24-25-25-26-28-27-27-28-26-25-18-17-16-17-16-16-17-18-19-20-22-21-23-24-23-24-24-22-22-12-10-9-11-9-9-11-11-12-14-15-14-17-17-16-18-17-15-17-6-2-3-6-2-2-5-4-5-9-8-7-11-10-9-11-9-8-11-155055133-3-11-6-3-2-6-2-2-5
Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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.
58 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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