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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
65
W
90
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
40
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
2
1
2
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-19
-21
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-18
-21
-19
-17
-17
-30
-33
-29
-31
-32
-38
-36
-34
-36
-36
-34
-34
-32
-32
-34
-32
-30
-29
3800
4300
2900
3900
4150
2900
3900
4250
3300
4100
4450
3650
4300
4600
3850
4300
4850
4000
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
8400
5600
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Sunrise
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

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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 -15°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Mid: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.3 km
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Visibility reduced by smoke.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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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