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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
90
WNW
2
7
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-19
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-23
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-38
-36
-38
-35
-35
-36
-36
-32
-30
-30
-28
-27
-32
3300
3650
2650
3400
3750
2750
3250
3650
2700
3150
3650
2700
3850
4300
3150
4000
4450
3200
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
6350
5650
5550
5850
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 150 to 310 degs)
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
thunderstorm
Light to moderate thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: few
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 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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