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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
10
NNW
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
2
1
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
min °C
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-17
-19
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-24
-21
-25
-26
-31
-34
-32
-26
-20
-22
-25
-27
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
3700
4100
3000
3600
4050
3050
3500
3850
2700
3500
3850
3100
3700
4000
3050
3700
4100
3150
Cloud base (m)
6150
5600
6900
5550
5950
6050
6800
5950
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-24-24-25-25-26-29-30-29-29-27-29-29-27-28-28-26-25-21-21-21-21-22-23-25-25-25-25-23-25-25-23-25-23-22-22-15-14-16-15-15-17-17-18-20-18-17-18-17-16-18-16-15-16-8-7-11-8-9-12-10-10-14-10-10-12-9-9-12-8-8-11-1-1-6-1-2-6-2-3-8-3-3-5-1-2-6-1-1-5
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 -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
55 minutes ago
16° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: few
208 km S
36m alt.
55 minutes ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
55 minutes ago
24° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
55 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
55 minutes ago
24° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
55 minutes ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Majbat
237 km SE
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
27° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
55 minutes ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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