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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SW
35
WSW
20
W
50
NW
50
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
70
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
2
4
4
8
1
3
5
2
1
4
2
2
max °C
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-23
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-20
-19
-20
-35
-33
-34
-34
-35
-30
-28
-34
-35
-35
-37
-35
-36
-39
-37
-37
-34
-34
3650
4050
3400
3800
4050
3250
3850
4150
3400
4000
4100
3250
3850
3850
2900
3850
4150
3100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5650
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5850
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-25-24-25-25-24-24-24-26-24-24-25-26-26-26-24-23-23-22-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-22-20-21-22-22-22-23-20-19-20-15-15-16-14-14-16-14-14-16-14-14-16-15-15-17-14-13-15-8-8-10-8-8-10-7-7-10-7-7-10-8-9-11-7-7-9-1-2-4-1-1-40-1-41-1-4-1-2-60-1-4
Sunrise
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
16° 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
17° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: 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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