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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
40
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
W
0
N
5
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
50
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
2
1
6
2
2
1
15
5
2
6
2
1
2
4
max °C
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-19
-22
-25
-25
-25
-29
-25
-23
-23
-15
-19
-22
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
4700
4850
4450
4650
4800
4300
4800
4950
4250
4750
4950
4650
4750
4750
4450
4500
4700
4300
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5750
8300
5600
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
Sunset
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
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
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.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
0.1 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour 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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