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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
60
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
10
S
30
W
30
W
4
1
1
2
2
4
7
1
2
2
2
2
5
4
max °C
-24
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-20
-19
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-20
-18
-19
min °C
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-19
-21
-40
-36
-36
-33
-34
-32
-39
-32
-28
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
-28
-32
-32
3500
3800
3050
3600
4000
3550
3800
4050
3050
3950
4400
3900
4200
4450
3500
3950
4250
3600
Cloud base (m)
5550
5850
5550
5650
5650
5550
5800
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5700
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-27-27-27-25-25-26-25-22-21-21-20-21-21-23-24-23-23-24-23-24-23-22-22-22-21-20-17-17-17-17-17-19-20-19-20-17-16-18-16-14-16-15-14-15-11-11-12-11-11-14-14-12-14-10-9-12-9-8-10-8-7-10-5-5-7-5-5-8-7-6-8-3-2-6-2-1-4-1-1-412-222-212-3
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed 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 -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW 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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
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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