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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
50
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
N
5
ENE
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1
6
1
3
1
2
1
6
18
3
2
1
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-19
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-17
-16
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-19
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-30
-28
-33
-33
-30
-24
-27
-25
-26
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-25
-22
-24
-24
4450
4700
3900
4100
4350
3950
4150
4500
3600
4300
4600
4300
4400
4550
3950
4500
4700
4100
Cloud base (m)
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5650
6850
6750
5600
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Sunrise
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:11
5:11
5:11
Sunset
6:35
6:36
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:37

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
0.2 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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

* 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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