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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
km/h
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
2
2
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-20
-20
-21
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-8
-12
-14
5500
5250
5500
5700
5350
5500
5700
5350
5450
5700
5250
5500
5750
5550
5700
5800
5650
Cloud base (m)
5750
5600
6000
5600
6050
5600
5600
5800
5650
5950
5800
5650
5600
5600
5700
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:50
6:50
6:51
6:51
6:52
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
35° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Thunderstorm -.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
0
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
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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