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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 11 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
15
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
W
15
SW
20
W
20
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
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2
2
1
4
5
2
4
2
3
11
max °C
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
-14
-12
-12
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-13
-28
-30
-32
-25
-21
-23
-19
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-22
-20
-21
4300
4650
3900
4800
4950
4050
4750
4900
4600
4800
4950
4500
5000
5050
4450
4900
5100
4950
Cloud base (m)
6300
6600
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5750
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:11
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:07
5:07
Sunset
6:37
6:37
6:38
6:39
6:39
6:40

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
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.
3 hours ago
20° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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