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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
40
W
50
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
35
WSW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
W
3
1
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-24
-25
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-24
-22
-22
-21
-33
-31
-32
-36
-40
-44
-43
-40
-34
-25
-32
-34
-35
-32
-33
-36
-34
-34
3750
4150
3050
3650
4050
3150
3500
3850
2700
3500
3850
3200
3700
4050
3050
3800
4150
3250
Cloud base (m)
6550
7000
5550
6100
5750
7100
6700
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-24-24-25-26-26-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-28-28-26-25-23-21-21-21-21-22-23-25-25-25-25-23-25-25-23-24-22-22-21-14-14-16-15-15-17-17-18-20-18-17-18-17-16-18-15-15-15-7-7-11-8-8-11-10-10-13-10-10-11-9-9-12-8-8-10-1-1-5-1-2-5-2-3-7-3-2-5-1-2-60-1-5
Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
Sunset
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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