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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
60
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
75
NW
45
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
50
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
2
2
max °C
-17
-17
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-18
-20
-19
-16
-17
-15
-14
-15
-31
-33
-38
-37
-35
-36
-38
-34
-34
-32
-31
-31
-32
-29
-30
-28
-26
-28
3750
4100
2800
3850
4250
3250
4050
4500
3700
4300
4600
3800
4400
4800
4000
4750
4950
3950
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5650
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW 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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
2 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 237 degs) was rejected.

* 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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