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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
25
SW
45
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
15
WNW
40
SW
45
WSW
10
W
35
SW
45
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
4
8
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-18
-21
-18
-16
-18
-17
-22
-21
-20
-22
-22
-17
-22
-22
-18
-21
-19
-17
5300
5500
5200
5400
5550
5300
5300
5550
5100
5250
5500
5150
5200
5350
5100
5150
5350
5150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
5750
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46

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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 -8°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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
18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: 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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