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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
5
ENE
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
30
SW
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
1
4
2
2
2
2
5
3
4
6
3
2
2
3
1
6
3
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-15
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-26
-25
-30
-24
-23
-24
-20
-21
-26
-27
-26
-25
-27
-29
-27
-24
-24
-27
4650
4700
4250
4850
4900
4350
4750
4900
4550
4650
4750
4500
4500
4600
4250
4500
4700
4250
Cloud base (m)
5750
5600
6000
9000
5650
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs)
(19 kph at 150).
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
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 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
20° C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
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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