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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue 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, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW 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
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
20
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
20
WSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
SSW
15
W
30
WNW
4
1
1
3
3
5
4
1
1
2
2
1
4
5
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
-20
-19
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-20
-20
-19
-21
-39
-36
-34
-35
-33
-38
-37
-33
-31
-29
-30
-31
-25
-29
-25
-26
-28
-31
3500
3850
3000
3600
3950
3450
3850
4000
3350
3950
4450
3900
4350
4500
3800
4000
4250
3450
Cloud base (m)
5550
5800
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-27-27-27-26-25-26-25-22-20-20-20-19-19-22-24-23-24-24-23-24-23-22-22-22-21-20-17-17-17-16-16-19-20-19-20-17-16-18-16-15-16-15-14-15-11-11-12-10-10-14-13-12-14-10-9-12-10-9-10-8-7-9-5-5-7-4-4-8-7-6-8-2-2-6-2-2-4-1-1-412-132-311-2
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 Tue 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, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
49 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
49 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
49 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
49 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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