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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 25 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 -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
45
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
5
NE
10
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
8
15
16
3
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-22
-24
-24
-22
-26
-25
-24
-23
-30
-26
-23
-21
-14
-18
-23
-24
-23
-27
4550
4750
4450
4700
4900
4550
4700
4900
4400
4850
5050
4600
4900
5000
4800
4700
4850
4150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
6100
5650
5550
6450
9450
5600
5700
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
Sunset
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30

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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 -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
18° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
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
20° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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