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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
20
WSW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
10
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
3
1
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-3
min °C
-7
-6
-9
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-12
-13
-18
-15
-13
-13
-8
-10
-13
-9
-10
-10
-7
-8
-7
-9
-6
-11
4950
5200
4700
5100
5350
4950
5250
5400
5000
5300
5600
5200
5500
5650
5500
5500
5800
5550
Cloud base (m)
7300
5750
6600
5850
6100
5700
5850
5600
5600
5800
5600
5700
5750
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:03
Sunset
6:42
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44
6:45

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
moderate rain
Rain
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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