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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
95
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
55
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
2
2
2
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
-17
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-19
-20
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
-29
-31
-32
-30
-33
-34
-30
-33
-36
-35
-34
-37
-36
-35
-38
-37
-35
-36
3550
4450
3000
3800
4300
2950
3800
4100
2950
4050
4250
3400
4050
4400
3450
4100
4500
3700
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
8250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
Sunset
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00

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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 Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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
10° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
1 km
Mid: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
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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