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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
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2
5
1
5
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
9
2
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-17
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-25
-23
-17
-22
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-27
-25
-25
-29
-30
-30
-31
-30
-26
4450
4700
4250
4450
4700
4150
4500
4750
4400
4550
4700
4200
4500
4600
4150
4400
4550
3800
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5650
5550
6700
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:32
6:32
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:36

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

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
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 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
17° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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