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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SW
20
SSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
NW
5
N
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
0
NNW
10
SSW
20
W
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
7
3
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-12
-17
-17
-9
-14
-16
-11
-15
-16
-14
-14
-19
-15
-12
-15
-8
-12
-15
4950
4950
4150
4600
4850
4450
4750
4900
4500
4800
4850
4450
4850
5050
4500
4750
4950
4750
Cloud base (m)
5600
5900
5600
5650
5550
5700
5900
5650
6850
5600
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
Sunset
6:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(41 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
2 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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