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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
10
SSE
35
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
25
SW
20
W
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
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1
7
2
4
1
1
4
3
2
5
1
1
5
6
1
2
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-13
-14
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-20
-26
-28
-25
-25
-25
-20
-26
-21
-22
-19
-24
-22
-26
-22
-20
-22
-21
4600
4750
4350
4550
4750
4450
4450
4650
4350
4550
4750
4050
4500
4750
4250
4550
4750
4100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour 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
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few

* 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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