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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
0
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
NW
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
7
3
2
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-18
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-30
-28
-26
-26
-28
-33
-30
-27
-24
-20
-23
-25
-16
-21
-19
-15
-20
-24
4450
4700
4000
4450
4650
4100
4600
4950
4450
4950
5000
4350
4700
4850
4350
4650
4850
4400
Cloud base (m)
5700
5950
5650
6650
7950
8250
6900
5850
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
24° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few

* 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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