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

BtGangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

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Issued: 11 am Fri 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
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Monday
8
Tuesday
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 km/h
60
WNW
50
NW
40
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
55
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40
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45
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55
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45
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45
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50
WNW
50
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30
W
40
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30
WNW
45
W
30
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
40
W
65
WSW
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max°C
-16
-16
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min°C
-16
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-18
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-17
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chill°C 
-31
-30
-30
-26
-31
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-32
-35
-32
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-30
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-33
-28
-28
-29
-31
-30
-28
-28
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-26
-30
-29
-30
-32
-32
Freezing level (m
4350
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Cloud base (m)
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5600
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
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Sunset
6:14
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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 Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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 5 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 N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
No report.
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 350).
28 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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