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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
N
5
NNW
20
N
15
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-17
-17
-17
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-7
-8
-14
-13
-8
-14
-11
-9
-12
5800
5550
5700
5850
5600
5800
6000
5800
5800
6150
5900
5950
6050
5900
5950
6100
5950
Cloud base (m)
5700
5650
6800
5600
5650
5850
5600
5800
6000
5600
6450
5550
5650
5650
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:55
6:55
6:55
6:57
6:57
6:57

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
35° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: 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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