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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
50
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
SW
35
WSW
10
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
2
2
3
2
1
10
1
5
max °C
-27
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-24
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
-44
-43
-44
-41
-36
-37
-35
-35
-33
-35
-35
-32
-36
-35
-35
-32
-30
-36
3050
3550
2550
3650
3950
2900
3750
4100
2950
3700
4050
3400
3850
4000
3150
3750
4100
3050
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
6300
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5700
5550
5550
5650
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09

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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 -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
56 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 355).
10
297 km S
44m alt.
56 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Low: few
319 km S
37m alt.
56 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
56 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
19° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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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