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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
W
40
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
W
45
NW
45
NW
20
W
15
W
40
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
W
35
WNW
30
NW
4
1
2
1
2
max °C
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-20
-21
-19
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-17
-32
-36
-32
-29
-33
-32
-29
-25
-25
-29
-33
-31
-29
-31
-26
-29
-28
4100
3550
4400
4500
3350
4500
4750
4000
4500
4600
4300
4250
4450
3850
4550
4650
4000
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5550
5600
6300
5550
5550
5550
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:47
Sunset
6:13
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15

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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
11° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
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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