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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
5
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
0
SW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
1
4
3
2
1
4
2
5
4
1
1
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-12
-10
-10
-23
-23
-21
-25
-24
-20
-23
-23
-13
-20
-19
-20
-21
-20
-24
-22
-18
-19
5000
5200
5000
4900
5100
5000
5000
5000
4900
5000
5150
4800
5000
5200
5000
5050
5300
5150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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
-
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
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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