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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
50
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-18
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-21
-16
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-19
-18
-20
-21
-42
-40
-39
-35
-36
-34
-31
-29
-26
-28
-29
-32
-30
-30
-31
-32
-38
-38
3350
3650
2900
3100
3650
2650
3750
4350
3050
3850
4400
3050
3950
4250
2800
3550
4050
2850
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5850
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
Sunset
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W 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
5° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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