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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
10
NW
0
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
1
1
1
max °C
-16
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-17
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-17
-15
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-16
-19
-17
-17
-18
-15
-14
-16
-28
-24
-23
-24
-25
-29
-34
-32
-27
-25
-18
-22
-28
-24
-25
-26
-25
-22
-26
2900
3700
4150
3050
3700
4050
3100
3500
3850
2700
3500
3850
3450
3650
4050
3150
3750
4150
3300
Cloud base (m)
6650
5800
7150
6250
5700
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-24-24-25-26-26-29-29-29-29-28-28-29-28-28-26-25-24-22-21-21-21-21-22-23-24-25-26-25-23-25-24-23-24-22-21-21-17-14-14-16-14-15-17-17-18-20-18-16-18-17-16-18-15-14-16-12-7-7-11-8-8-11-10-10-13-10-10-11-9-9-12-8-7-11-6-1-1-5-1-1-5-2-3-7-3-2-5-1-2-6-1-1-6
Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
36 minutes ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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