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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WSW
55
WSW
65
SW
90
WSW
65
WSW
55
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
15
WNW
1
8
2
4
4
2
4
2
3
5
5
2
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-23
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
min °C
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-21
-20
-20
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-27
-28
-31
-32
-35
-40
-37
-36
-41
-40
-39
-35
-36
-32
-31
-35
-36
-31
4600
4850
4300
4400
4550
3550
3950
4150
3500
3750
4050
3750
3750
4000
3250
3850
4000
3350
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5550
5850
5550
5550
6600
5650
5550
5550
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
Sunset
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:20

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
53 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
53 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
53 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
53 minutes ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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