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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
WSW
105
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
70
SW
30
SW
15
W
40
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
2
2
1
4
1
1
3
5
10
2
2
2
max °C
-20
-21
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-21
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-21
-21
-20
-18
-16
-16
-15
-16
-21
-38
-41
-40
-35
-33
-32
-33
-39
-39
-34
-29
-32
-29
-28
-30
-27
-27
4100
3300
3550
3900
3400
3650
4050
3300
3900
4050
2950
4000
4500
3800
4150
4500
3700
Cloud base (m)
6000
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5700
5550
5850
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
4 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorms
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
4 km
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
2 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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