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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
55
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
95
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
55
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
3
1
2
2
2
max °C
-24
-23
-18
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-25
-24
-21
-17
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-21
-34
-35
-34
-32
-29
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-34
-35
-35
-38
-37
-35
-38
3150
3700
2700
3650
4250
3050
3800
4450
3050
3950
4300
2800
3800
4200
3100
4000
4250
3300
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
Sunset
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(20 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
46 minutes ago
15° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
46 minutes ago
30° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
46 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
46 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
46 minutes ago
11° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
1 km
Mid: overcast
319 km S
37m alt.
46 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
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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