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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
40
W
70
W
65
WSW
35
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
W
10
NW
20
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
35
WSW
15
WNW
1
1
3
3
2
1
4
max °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-25
-24
-22
-25
-24
-22
-23
-22
-23
-25
-32
-39
-44
-42
-40
-34
-25
-32
-31
-24
-26
-36
-35
-36
-37
-33
-36
-34
3650
4050
3050
3500
3800
2700
3400
3850
3050
3600
3900
3450
3600
4050
3000
3650
3900
3300
Cloud base (m)
6850
5600
6200
5850
7300
5700
5650
6500
5550
6050
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-26-29-29-28-29-28-28-29-26-27-29-27-27-26-27-27-21-22-23-25-25-25-25-23-25-24-22-24-24-22-23-22-23-24-15-15-17-17-18-20-18-17-18-17-16-18-17-16-17-16-16-18-8-9-12-10-10-14-10-10-12-10-9-12-9-8-12-9-9-12-1-2-6-3-3-8-3-3-6-2-2-6-2-2-6-2-2-6
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.5 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
47 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
47 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
319 km S
37m alt.
47 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
47 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
371 km S
112m alt.
47 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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