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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
45
WNW
65
W
65
W
45
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
max °C
-16
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-18
-15
-18
-18
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-32
-30
-32
-30
-29
-30
-30
-32
-33
-34
-36
-34
-32
-31
-32
-31
-31
-30
-30
3150
3900
4350
3250
4450
4500
3350
4000
4350
3700
4000
4450
3900
4550
4600
3800
4400
4650
4200
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5650
5650
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
48 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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