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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
20
WSW
40
WSW
15
W
60
SW
65
WSW
15
W
30
SW
40
WSW
5
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-17
-20
-19
-24
-23
-20
-22
-22
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
5350
5500
5350
5150
5450
5050
5050
5300
5100
5100
5350
5000
5050
5250
4950
5100
5300
4900
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5650
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed 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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
51 minutes ago
20° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
51 minutes ago
29° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
51 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
51 minutes ago
25° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
3.5 km
Mid: scattered
297 km S
44m alt.
51 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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