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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 02 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
WSW
60
W
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
20
SW
60
W
2
3
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-28
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-42
-41
-44
-45
-47
-48
-44
-44
-43
-46
-42
-41
-37
-34
-36
-37
-34
-41
3500
3850
3150
3450
3750
2600
3150
3700
2450
3100
3700
2850
3450
3950
2900
3400
3900
2750
Cloud base (m)
5550
7050
6800
5550
5550
6050
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-27-27-29-30-29-28-29-31-30-30-29-28-28-28-28-27-25-23-23-24-25-26-26-24-25-27-26-26-25-24-24-25-24-23-23-16-16-18-18-19-20-18-18-21-19-19-19-17-17-19-16-16-17-9-10-12-11-12-14-11-11-15-12-12-13-9-10-13-10-9-12-2-3-6-3-4-8-4-4-9-5-5-7-3-3-7-3-2-7
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:42

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: broken
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Tetulia-Panchagor
263 km SSW
63m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
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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