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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
60
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
WSW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
60
WSW
35
WSW
1
1
2
6
1
1
3
4
3
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-21
-22
-20
-19
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
-34
-29
-31
-30
-28
-30
-30
-29
-30
-37
-37
-39
-38
-37
-41
-40
-39
-36
4500
4700
4000
4600
4850
4150
4550
4800
4100
4400
4400
3350
3800
4150
3750
3700
4000
3550
Cloud base (m)
5800
5550
5650
5850
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5750
5550
5750
5600
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Mainly severe 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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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