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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 13 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
35
W
50
W
35
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
NW
30
NNE
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2
2
7
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
6
1
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-11
-14
-23
-22
-23
-25
-26
-27
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-18
-25
4700
4850
4600
4800
5000
4450
4900
5050
4550
4900
5150
4900
5050
5250
5000
5000
5300
4800
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5650
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Sunrise
5:09
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
Sunset
6:38
6:39
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:42

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
42 minutes ago
20° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
42 minutes ago
23° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
42 minutes ago
23° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
42 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
42 minutes ago
clear
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
Rajarhat-Kurigram
265 km S
31m alt.
42 minutes ago
22° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
280 km SE
208m alt.
42 minutes ago
27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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