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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
25
SW
25
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-14
-14
-17
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
min°C
-15
-15
-18
-15
-16
-18
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-14
chill°C 
-24
-25
-30
-27
-28
-28
-27
-29
-33
-31
-29
-30
-26
-26
-26
-24
-26
-27
Freezing level (m
3750
4000
3050
3750
4000
3050
3650
3900
3200
3500
3900
3250
3950
4250
3650
4250
4450
3950
Cloud base (m)
6050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-27-26-26-27-28-27-29-28-27-25-24-24-23-23-23-23-21-21-23-22-22-24-24-23-25-24-22-22-20-20-20-19-19-19-15-15-18-15-15-17-17-17-18-17-16-16-13-14-14-12-12-13-8-9-12-8-9-12-9-10-12-9-9-10-6-7-8-5-6-7-1-2-6-1-2-6-2-3-6-3-3-410-231-1
Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
Sunset
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06

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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 Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
42 minutes ago
12° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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