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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
2
2
max °C
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
min °C
-14
-12
-14
-14
-13
-16
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-22
-21
-24
-22
-20
-28
-25
-22
-21
-18
-19
-21
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-10
4850
5100
4650
5050
5150
4800
5050
5300
4900
5300
5450
5000
5300
5550
5200
5500
5600
5450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5650
5650
5750
5750
6300
5750
5650
5850
5600
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Sunrise
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
Sunset
6:40
6:42
6:43
6:43
6:44
6:44

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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
light rain
Mist light rain .
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
54 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
54 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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