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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
60
W
65
W
55
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
4
2
4
3
4
2
2
1
4
7
5
3
max °C
-20
-21
-19
-19
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
-22
-22
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
-21
-22
-32
-32
-31
-38
-38
-34
-39
-36
-35
-29
-28
-27
-37
-34
-35
-30
-37
-30
-33
3650
3900
4150
3500
3700
3850
3050
3900
4250
3400
3950
4250
3550
3850
4050
3450
3700
4000
3150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5850
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5700
5600
5550
5550
5600
5700
5600
5550
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-25-24-24-27-26-24-23-23-23-23-23-24-26-25-26-27-25-25-21-21-20-21-23-22-21-19-19-20-19-19-21-22-21-22-23-21-22-15-14-13-15-16-15-16-13-13-14-12-13-15-14-15-16-16-15-16-10-7-7-9-9-9-11-7-6-9-6-6-9-8-8-10-9-8-10-400-3-2-2-501-411-4-1-1-4-2-1-5
Sunrise
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:13

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the W by Tue night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 224 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
Mid: scattered
370 km ESE
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: few
371 km S
112m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
3500 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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