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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
65
WNW
70
W
80
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
25
NW
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
20
WNW
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-15
-15
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-33
-31
-27
-32
-34
-35
-35
-33
-33
-31
-30
-33
-31
-31
-30
-31
-28
-25
4450
4500
3700
4000
4350
3650
4200
4500
4100
4300
4500
3750
4250
4450
4050
4550
4750
4350
Cloud base (m)
5700
5550
5600
5600
5600
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
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Sunrise
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few

* 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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