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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
60
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
5
W
20
W
20
N
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
max °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-37
-33
-35
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-27
-28
-27
-23
-20
-24
-26
4150
4450
4050
4400
4500
3750
4200
4450
4050
4450
4650
4200
4650
4850
4500
4550
4850
4350
Cloud base (m)
5600
5950
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5650
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Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:23

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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