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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
WSW
40
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
60
W
50
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-19
-17
-17
-20
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-20
-20
-20
-21
-35
-30
-28
-36
-32
-29
-30
-29
-28
-32
-31
-29
-31
-31
-31
-36
-38
-37
-38
4100
4150
4500
3850
4400
4600
3850
4600
4800
4150
4650
4850
4350
4450
4650
4000
4100
4250
3450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5550
5650
5550
5650
5600
5650
5550
5550
5650
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW 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.
38 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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