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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
0
SW
5
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
5
1
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-21
-21
-21
-20
-18
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-16
-17
-12
-11
-13
-8
-7
-11
5350
5500
5200
5550
5750
5400
5550
5750
5400
5500
5650
5250
5650
5750
5550
5700
5850
5700
Cloud base (m)
5600
5850
5600
6100
5600
5700
6250
5600
5600
5850
5700
5950
5800
5700
5700
5650
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:50
6:50
6:51
6:51
6:52
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 morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri 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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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
25° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
moderate rain
Rain
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
35° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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