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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
25
W
45
W
75
W
65
WSW
35
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
1
1
3
4
2
2
4
max °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-24
-25
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-25
-24
-22
-23
-22
-22
-24
-32
-39
-44
-42
-40
-33
-25
-32
-30
-25
-29
-34
-35
-36
-37
-33
-36
-32
3600
4050
3050
3500
3850
2700
3450
3900
3100
3650
3900
3150
3600
4000
3000
3700
4000
3350
Cloud base (m)
7000
5800
6500
5800
6750
5800
5600
6000
5600
5750
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-26-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-27-28-28-27-27-26-27-27-21-22-23-25-25-25-25-23-25-25-23-24-24-22-23-22-22-23-15-15-17-17-18-20-18-16-18-17-16-18-17-16-17-16-16-18-8-9-12-10-10-13-10-9-12-10-9-12-9-9-12-9-9-12-1-2-6-2-3-7-3-2-5-2-2-6-2-2-6-2-2-7
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:28
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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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 -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 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
16° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.5 km
Low: no significant cloud
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Low: no significant cloud
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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