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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
15
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
SW
40
WSW
10
NW
30
SW
35
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
10
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
5
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-19
-20
-19
-18
-21
-17
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-16
-21
-20
-19
-22
-20
-21
5200
5500
5300
5300
5550
5200
5300
5450
5250
5300
5600
5200
5250
5450
5250
5300
5450
5200
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5650
5600
5850
5600
5650
5550
5550
5950
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:44
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.2 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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