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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
km/h
30
WSW
45
WSW
15
W
45
SW
35
SW
0
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
2
3
5
2
3
9
4
1
1
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-10
-22
-23
-21
-25
-24
-20
-23
-23
-13
-18
-15
-20
-22
-21
-23
-24
-21
-21
4950
5200
5000
4850
5050
4950
5000
5050
4800
4950
5250
4950
5050
5200
4950
4950
5200
5100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5750
5550
5550
5600
5800
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
6.0 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
25 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 128).
3
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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